Dental review; devoted to the advancement of dentistry. . wo years. It was pronounced as ulcerative catarrh. That was allI was able to learn of the history of the case. In addition to thedestruction of the nose there was also a considerable destructionof the hard palate, and as she had lost all her teeth, too,the case was somewhat difficult to treat in full. Now the methodof restoration I employed in this case I can simply show you by theplaster model I have here. This model of the nose (indicating) is 326 THE DENTAL RE WE IV. one made by my assistant from the completed nose to place on thepla
Dental review; devoted to the advancement of dentistry. . wo years. It was pronounced as ulcerative catarrh. That was allI was able to learn of the history of the case. In addition to thedestruction of the nose there was also a considerable destructionof the hard palate, and as she had lost all her teeth, too,the case was somewhat difficult to treat in full. Now the methodof restoration I employed in this case I can simply show you by theplaster model I have here. This model of the nose (indicating) is 326 THE DENTAL RE WE IV. one made by my assistant from the completed nose to place on theplaster cast because it showed to better advantage on the plastercast than the wax model did. You can see what the effect is onthe plaster cast with the restoration of the nose and you can also seewhat the condition of the face was. I have here the different stepsin the work, outlining what was done. This opening (indicating)was enlarged simply to place the model upon it. I have here anotherand smaller cast of the central portion of the face upon which the. nose was vulcanized. This shows what the nostrils were like andthese were enlarged about as much as I thought they would permitof distention. Then the wax model of the nose -was placed in positionupon this cast and the case flasked for vulcanization. A good dealof judgment is necessary as to the correct form of the nose on aface of this kind. I had no photo to aid me. I made several modelsbefore I got one that I thought was in harmony with the face. Youcannot put any kind of a nose on any kind of a face, but you havegot to make a nose to correspond with the other features, and after ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS. 327 several trials the nose made seemed to best suit this case. You willnotice there are two projections that extend into the nostrils on thislittle cast of the face (indicating) and these nostrils were enlargedsufficiently so these little projections of the wax model could beplaced directly into them, then the piece was inv
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