Dental cosmos . which precaution prevented a noticeable scar on the face. Theportion of superior maxilla excised, including the tumor, was fivecentimeters in length by two and one-half vertically and two inthickness. The pathological report shows that the tumor was vertically Fig. about two and one-half centimeters thick. One of the oral teeth,the left superior cuspid, was almost completely surrounded by tumor-tissue, and the bicuspids and molar crowded back and outward. Afragment of the floor of the antrum of Highmore, one centimeterin diameter and deprived of its mucous lining, was found
Dental cosmos . which precaution prevented a noticeable scar on the face. Theportion of superior maxilla excised, including the tumor, was fivecentimeters in length by two and one-half vertically and two inthickness. The pathological report shows that the tumor was vertically Fig. about two and one-half centimeters thick. One of the oral teeth,the left superior cuspid, was almost completely surrounded by tumor-tissue, and the bicuspids and molar crowded back and outward. Afragment of the floor of the antrum of Highmore, one centimeterin diameter and deprived of its mucous lining, was found on theupper aspect of the fragment of jaw removed. Microscopically the 672 THE DENTAL COSMOS. tumor was composed of spindle and oral cells of medium size, witha very large number of giant-cells. There was a minimum amountof stroma, and the vascular supply was very abundant. Fig. 2 represents the aspect of the mouth fifteen months after theoperation. There is no indication of a return of the disease. Thechild complains occasionally of tho stoppage of the nares beforearising in the morning, and of slight bleeding through the presents a healthy appearance. She uses dilute Listerine as amouth- and nasal wash, and is improving rapidly under this treatment. To prevent reg
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