The Dental cosmos . Encysted canine and supernumerary tooth,the removal of which entailed a surgical oper-ation. from odontalgia in any of its forms toseek relief at the hands of the local ton-sorial artist, who at the same time wasconsidered an expert in cupping andleeching. Little was done to conservethese important organs of mastication,and only after dentistry had become wellestablished did people begin to appreciate the value of retaining their teeth. Thislaudable conservation of the dental or-gans has brought about the conditionswhich in extraction operations render theadoption of surgic
The Dental cosmos . Encysted canine and supernumerary tooth,the removal of which entailed a surgical oper-ation. from odontalgia in any of its forms toseek relief at the hands of the local ton-sorial artist, who at the same time wasconsidered an expert in cupping andleeching. Little was done to conservethese important organs of mastication,and only after dentistry had become wellestablished did people begin to appreciate the value of retaining their teeth. Thislaudable conservation of the dental or-gans has brought about the conditionswhich in extraction operations render theadoption of surgical principles necessaryif after-troubles are to be avoided. Inthe early days teeth were removed uponthe first indication of pain. Today it isalmost unpardonable to extract a toothfor the mere purpose of relieving course, in some instances there may beextenuating circumstances to render thesacrifice necessary, but modern methocU Fig. Radiograph taken after the removal of theencysted canine and supernumerary tooth. id alleviating pain, coupled with a clearunderstanding of cause and effect as itapplies to dental pathology, stamp suchcase- as exceptions to the rule. In the early days little was knownabout asepsis ami antisepsis, and in spiteof the crude instruments used, complica-tions were few. This can be explained bythe fact that the old extractors weredealing mainly with simple } removed teeth whose crowns werenot entirely lost through decay; whoseloots were not enlarged at the end ; whosepulps had not through putrescence set upperiapical infection; whose peridentalmembranes had not become diseased, andthe enveloping process of which had notlost its normal resilience through inflam-matory change. Under such conditionsthe normal healing of the socket natu-rally followed in the larger proportion ofcases. Today it is exceptional to find SCHAMBERG.—THE EXTRACTION OF TEETH A SURGICAL PROCEDURE conditi
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