Manual of dental surgery and pathology . ndensationwith a large plugger, then employing a smaller one, and then astill smaller one; and thus each piece is treated as it is placedin situ. When sponge gold first attained its great j)opularity, it wasestimated that with it operations could be done with greaterra[)idity than with the foil. Time, however, showed that theapparently sound and beautiful fillings thus effected were notsolid ; in fact, only the outer fibres of each piece were condensed,the centres remaining porous, so that fluids of the mouth soonworked into the weak portions, and decay
Manual of dental surgery and pathology . ndensationwith a large plugger, then employing a smaller one, and then astill smaller one; and thus each piece is treated as it is placedin situ. When sponge gold first attained its great j)opularity, it wasestimated that with it operations could be done with greaterra[)idity than with the foil. Time, however, showed that theapparently sound and beautiful fillings thus effected were notsolid ; in fact, only the outer fibres of each piece were condensed,the centres remaining porous, so that fluids of the mouth soonworked into the weak portions, and decay went on around thefilling. If, however, small pieces be used, as before stated, andeach piece thoroughly condensed with small points, as good afilling can be made of sponge gold as with foil ; it requires,however, more time and labor, and it is in this respect that the TREATMENT OF DENTAL CARIES, 209 chief objection to it lies. In employing any form of adhesivegold it is all-important that it be kept perfectly dry during the Fiff. Electro-macrnetic mallet. process; should moisture happen to get to it, the surface mustbe again rendered quite dry by wiping it with amadou, after Fia;. 204.
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