. A system of surgery. H ]. Dlfeafes of the Mouth. 283 length of it; for although the flat fide ofit be appUed to the gum at firft, as foon asit begins to a6l the farcheft extremity ofit only will be found to touch them ; andaccordingly this part of the heel, as well asall the reft of it, fhould be made as fmoothas poflible; fo that in turning upon thegum, it will do lefs mifchief than v/heait is made rough according to the ufualform. We have already obferved, that in thepulling of teeth there is no caufe for beingattentive to which fide they are turned,from any difference of ftrength
. A system of surgery. H ]. Dlfeafes of the Mouth. 283 length of it; for although the flat fide ofit be appUed to the gum at firft, as foon asit begins to a6l the farcheft extremity ofit only will be found to touch them ; andaccordingly this part of the heel, as well asall the reft of it, fhould be made as fmoothas poflible; fo that in turning upon thegum, it will do lefs mifchief than v/heait is made rough according to the ufualform. We have already obferved, that in thepulling of teeth there is no caufe for beingattentive to which fide they are turned,from any difference of ftrength betweeathe oucer and inner plates of the alveoli orfockets ; for in this refpedt they are nearlyfi^milar. But even although the differencewas greater than v/e find it to be, it fliouldnot be regarded: for in pulling a tooth inthe manner we have defcribed, namely inan oblique or lateral diredion, it is evi-dent that the focket muft be broke on bothfides of it; at leaft this muft be always thecafe where the roots of the tooth
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