. The Dental cosmos. permits of a certain amount of lateralmotion of the adjacent teeth or piers. When these have been damaged by pyor-rhea, they are as surely, though more 2. B C C. slowly, destroyed as if the surgical treat-ment had never been undertaken. The fixed bridge and the possible com-binations thereof have for years offeredvaluable means for splinting and restora-tion, but they are open to censure, as theyoffer lodging-places for the accumulationand retention of inaccessible food debris,gingivally. Fig. 3 represents such asplint bridge, in the construction ofwhich the greatest care
. The Dental cosmos. permits of a certain amount of lateralmotion of the adjacent teeth or piers. When these have been damaged by pyor-rhea, they are as surely, though more 2. B C C. slowly, destroyed as if the surgical treat-ment had never been undertaken. The fixed bridge and the possible com-binations thereof have for years offeredvaluable means for splinting and restora-tion, but they are open to censure, as theyoffer lodging-places for the accumulationand retention of inaccessible food debris,gingivally. Fig. 3 represents such asplint bridge, in the construction ofwhich the greatest care has been dis-played. The portions offering opportuni-ties for the recurrence of gingival irrita-tion will be noted at a. While pulp devi-talization and extirpation are accepted asan important part of pyorrhea treatment,and while the fixation of remaining teethis as important as pyorrhea surgery—allof these advantages being perfectly se-cured by this form of appliance—it is tobe regretted that the results obtainedwith such an appliance are so imperfect,for recurrence of the disease invariablyoccurs. Absolute fixation of all roots damagedby pyorrhea and restoration of lost
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