. Veterinary surgery ... Veterinary surgery; Veterinary pathology; Horses; Teeth; Domestic animals. ANIMAL DENTISTRY. 197 of passing the left hand into the interdental space, through the right commissure, grasping the free end of the tongue firmly with the fingers and then passing it gently out of the opposite commissure. In this position the float is worked with the right hand, and the shaft is guided by the wrist, which is slightly arched upward into the roof of the mouth. The right inferior arcade is more difficult to float than the others and as a result is usually found neglected posterio


. Veterinary surgery ... Veterinary surgery; Veterinary pathology; Horses; Teeth; Domestic animals. ANIMAL DENTISTRY. 197 of passing the left hand into the interdental space, through the right commissure, grasping the free end of the tongue firmly with the fingers and then passing it gently out of the opposite commissure. In this position the float is worked with the right hand, and the shaft is guided by the wrist, which is slightly arched upward into the roof of the mouth. The right inferior arcade is more difficult to float than the others and as a result is usually found neglected posteriorly. (See Fig. 136.). Fig. 137. Position of the Hands and File to Blunt the Right First Superior Molar. To blunt the right first superior molar place the left hand into the right commissure between the cheek and the molar arcades, then pass the twelve-inch file (in the right hand) through the interdental space from the opposite commissure to its finger tips. Work the file with the right hand and guide it around the end and side of the arcade with the finger tips of the left. Change positions to round the arcade an- teriorly and internally as follows: Place the left hand to- ward the nasal roof and the thumb into the commissure to. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Merillat, Louis A. (Louis Adolph), 1868-; Cade?ac, Ce?listin, 1858-; Le Blanc, Paul, 1872-; Carougeau, C. Chicago, A. Eger


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