. A practical treatise on fractures and dislocations. Fig. 82. Matass splint. a cup-shaped chin-plate of aluminum, as shown in the figures. Thegutter is notched on each side so that it may be more easily fitted, and itshould be partly filled with dental wax so as to fit snugly about the teeth. Another- method, which dates backto Hippocrates, is to fasten togetherthe teeth on opposite sides of the frac-ture by thread. In some cases I havefound this to answer perfectly, inmost to fail entirely. The ligatureshould be attached to the second orthird tooth from the fracture oneach side, and should b
. A practical treatise on fractures and dislocations. Fig. 82. Matass splint. a cup-shaped chin-plate of aluminum, as shown in the figures. Thegutter is notched on each side so that it may be more easily fitted, and itshould be partly filled with dental wax so as to fit snugly about the teeth. Another- method, which dates backto Hippocrates, is to fasten togetherthe teeth on opposite sides of the frac-ture by thread. In some cases I havefound this to answer perfectly, inmost to fail entirely. The ligatureshould be attached to the second orthird tooth from the fracture oneach side, and should be drawn verytight. A wire loop exactly moulded to thesides of the teeth and secured to themat several points by encircling loops(Fig. 82) has been found efficient; alsoAngles anchor splint, in whichthe wire is attached to the teeth bymetal collars cemented on. In a fewcases it has been found effectual to bind the jaws together by ligaturesapplied to opposing teeth. 1 Angle: Medical Keeerd. August, Hammonds wire splint for fracture ofthe jaw. 186 FRACTURES. Direct suture of the fragments by stout wire passed through holesdrilled well below the alveolar border is said by Konig to be themethod which he has employed exclusively for several years. Othershave passed the suture through Jioles drilled in the lower border of thebone through an incision beneath the chin. Eepair takes place so rapidly that, except in compound fracture withmuch suppuration, there is rarely any tendency to displacement afterthe tenth day, and, therefore, the discomforts incidental to the contin-uous closure of the jaws do not need to be borne for any great lengthof time. If the importance of the case warrants it, if the displacementcan be prevented only by keeping the jaws constantly in contact witheach other, the patient can be fed through a tube passed behind the lastmolar tooth, or through the nose, or by the rectum. Cleansing and disinfecting washes containing chlorate of potash,borax, or alum wi
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