The Dental cosmos . William S., age thirty-four years ; nation-ality, German. Height of vault, .71 of an inch. Has always breathedthrough the mouth until an operation four years ago. Has had scar-let fever and measles. As will be observed by examining the cut,this jaw is well developed. The central incisors overlap slightly, dueto Riggss disease. The left side has a tendency to assume the saddle-shaped deformity, due to the position of the bicuspids, which wasprobably assumed on account of the too long retention of the tem-porary teeth. The crowns of the molars have decayed and brokenoff. The
The Dental cosmos . William S., age thirty-four years ; nation-ality, German. Height of vault, .71 of an inch. Has always breathedthrough the mouth until an operation four years ago. Has had scar-let fever and measles. As will be observed by examining the cut,this jaw is well developed. The central incisors overlap slightly, dueto Riggss disease. The left side has a tendency to assume the saddle-shaped deformity, due to the position of the bicuspids, which wasprobably assumed on account of the too long retention of the tem-porary teeth. The crowns of the molars have decayed and brokenoff. The thickening of the mucous membrane is the result of Riggssdisease. Case 11.—Fig. 18. M. W., age thirteen years ; nationality, Amer- MOUTH-BREATHING, ETC. 937 ican. Height of vault, .62 of an inch. Has breathed through themouth for the past six years. There is arrest of development of thebones of the face and nose. The patient has considerable now under treatment for irregularities of the teeth. Fig. The jaw is much contracted, especially in the anterior part. Onthe right side the lateral incisor is deformed, and is represented by aconical tooth situated internally to the other teeth. Posterior to this isthe temporary cuspid ; on account of the retention of this tooth the Fig. 18.
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