The Dental cosmos . face, sothat when you did push it down it mighthave an opportunity to become re-at-tached. I have not tried this operationon pulpless teeth, nor have I tried it onloose teeth, as it is not an operation thatis proposed for filling in the pyorrhealpockets; it is for recession of the gumson the labial aspects of the teeth, andthat is the purpose for which it is pre-sented. The gum is lifted from the labial faceof the root and a portion of the inter-proximal space to the desired depth,after which the three incisions are madethrough the gum to the root. These arefilled with drie
The Dental cosmos . face, sothat when you did push it down it mighthave an opportunity to become re-at-tached. I have not tried this operationon pulpless teeth, nor have I tried it onloose teeth, as it is not an operation thatis proposed for filling in the pyorrhealpockets; it is for recession of the gumson the labial aspects of the teeth, andthat is the purpose for which it is pre-sented. The gum is lifted from the labial faceof the root and a portion of the inter-proximal space to the desired depth,after which the three incisions are madethrough the gum to the root. These arefilled with dried zinc iodid. to distendthe incisions and keep them open so thatthe healing may begin from the bottom 598 THE DENTAL COSMOS. toward the surface of the gums. Newtissue—cicatricial—will fill the cuts andpush the gum over the exposed neck ofthe tooth. (See Dental Cosmos forSeptember 1906, page 927.) Figs. 1 and 2 show the operation onincisors and Fig. 3 on a canine. Theyare self-explanatory. Fig. 1. Fig. Z, Fig. I have nothing further to say exceptto thank you for your patient attention. The President. I think we are verymuch indebted to Dr. Harlan for thisdirect, novel, and altogether interestingpaper. It is a perfect revelation to me,and I am quite sure it is to the otherspresent. Dr. Donnally. I do not think thereis anyone here tonight who appreciatesthe paper more than I do. I thinkwe owe a great deal to Dr. Harlan andthe union associations for having himhere, and I move a rising vote of thanksto him for coming to our meetingand presenting this very valuable andinteresting paper. Dr. Donnallys motion was carried,and the societies extended a rising voteof thanks to Dr. Harlan. There being no further business atthis time the meeting adjourned untilFriday morning. Friday—Morning Session. The meeting was called to order at 10oclock by the president of the MarylandState Dental Association, Dr. Kelsey. The first order of business was thereading of a paper by Dr. F. F. Drew
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