Diseases of the soft structures of the teeth and their treatment; a text-book for students and practitioners . Flo. l. —Impacted lower third [mpacted upper canines. ODONTALGIA 31 available surface of the hard palate, from the nasal cavity and fromthe maxillary sinus. In one case the vagrant made its appearanceat the age of sixty-five in an edentulous jaw over which a plate hadbeen worn for more than thirty years. Impacted teeth frequentlyshow marked absorption lacunae; genuine caries, however, hasprobably never been observed. Root remnants left in the jaws and fractured teeth have been


Diseases of the soft structures of the teeth and their treatment; a text-book for students and practitioners . Flo. l. —Impacted lower third [mpacted upper canines. ODONTALGIA 31 available surface of the hard palate, from the nasal cavity and fromthe maxillary sinus. In one case the vagrant made its appearanceat the age of sixty-five in an edentulous jaw over which a plate hadbeen worn for more than thirty years. Impacted teeth frequentlyshow marked absorption lacunae; genuine caries, however, hasprobably never been observed. Root remnants left in the jaws and fractured teeth have beenvery frequently obstinate sources of most obscure pain. Usually,an existing fistula will assist in locating these broken roots; on rareoccasions the fistula may be absent. A roentgenogram will clarifythe diagnosis in both instances. Treatment: Removal of the ob-struction or of the impacted tooth or root remnant.


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