. The science and practice of dental surgery. en are asmall race. (Half natural size.) (Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.) The operator who venturesso to mould his jDatients jawsand features as to conform tohis own or a theoretical idealis exceeding the limitationsof his profession and courtingfailure. This is not to say thatvast improvements in ap-pearance may not be gainedby judicious treatment ofthe teeth and alveolus. Sotrue is this that caution isthe more necessary, in orderto avoid providing a patientwith a dento-facial areaout of harmony ^^•itll the typeof which he or
. The science and practice of dental surgery. en are asmall race. (Half natural size.) (Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.) The operator who venturesso to mould his jDatients jawsand features as to conform tohis own or a theoretical idealis exceeding the limitationsof his profession and courtingfailure. This is not to say thatvast improvements in ap-pearance may not be gainedby judicious treatment ofthe teeth and alveolus. Sotrue is this that caution isthe more necessary, in orderto avoid providing a patientwith a dento-facial areaout of harmony ^^•itll the typeof which he or she happens tobe an example. The principles of art thatshould guide the orthodontisthave been clearly enunciatedby Henry Read (136) in ashort but illuminating conclusions are— (ft) There is no absolutestandard of humanbeauty. (b) A relative standard canbe found in the aver- age or composite. (c) Such average or composite must be con- fined to a group. (d) Race, sex, and so-called temperament, indicate the meaning of a Fig. Side view of same. Note the vertical forehead and the prognathousjaws. (Half natural size.) (/) Function may be the ultimate test ofbeauty, but tliere are practical obstaclesto any effective application of thetest. 66
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