. The science and practice of dental surgery. Fic. 88:1. Fig. 884. slip, forwards out of the mouth into safety andbars tlieir passage towards the floor of themouth or the j)harynx (see Fig. 882). For right mandibular cheek teeth, the fore-finger and thumb must be passed well into themouth; the forefinger should carry away, andkeep away, the cheek, while the thumb keepsthe tongue out of the way and guards againstinjury of that organ. The other fingers passunder the jaw, support it against the downwardpressure of the forceps, and steady it during theextraction (see Fig. 883). For left mandibular
. The science and practice of dental surgery. Fic. 88:1. Fig. 884. slip, forwards out of the mouth into safety andbars tlieir passage towards the floor of themouth or the j)harynx (see Fig. 882). For right mandibular cheek teeth, the fore-finger and thumb must be passed well into themouth; the forefinger should carry away, andkeep away, the cheek, while the thumb keepsthe tongue out of the way and guards againstinjury of that organ. The other fingers passunder the jaw, support it against the downwardpressure of the forceps, and steady it during theextraction (see Fig. 883). For left mandibularcheek teeth the roles of forefinger and thumb areexchanged (see Fig. 884). For right maxillary cheek teeth, the wrist isbent and the elbow raised, the thumb is on thebuccal side and holds away the cheek, and the QVi. IUi. 885.
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