. Age of the domestic animals : being a complete treatise on the dentition of the horse, ox, sheep, hog, and dog, and on the various other means of determining the age of these animals. Domestic animals -- Age; Teeth. THIRTY YEARS. 121. Fig. 124. Thirty Years (Figs. 122, 123, 124).—This plate shows the char- acter of extreme old ag-e. In front, the superior incisive arch overlaps the inferior, Aviiich has become considerably narrower; the convergence of the corner and intermediate teeth becomes more marked. In i)rofile, the inferior incisors are almost horizontal, especially the corner ones; t
. Age of the domestic animals : being a complete treatise on the dentition of the horse, ox, sheep, hog, and dog, and on the various other means of determining the age of these animals. Domestic animals -- Age; Teeth. THIRTY YEARS. 121. Fig. 124. Thirty Years (Figs. 122, 123, 124).—This plate shows the char- acter of extreme old ag-e. In front, the superior incisive arch overlaps the inferior, Aviiich has become considerably narrower; the convergence of the corner and intermediate teeth becomes more marked. In i)rofile, the inferior incisors are almost horizontal, especially the corner ones; the jaws are thinned and are wider a]):irt from each other in the region of the bars. The tables of the inferior teeth are flattened from side to side (biangnlar). The peripheral enamel has almost disappeared from the posterior border of the teeth. In the np|)er jaw the tables are flat- tened from side to side and the enamel is nearly worn away. Sometimes in one or in both jaws the teeth have acquired an extreme length and are not leveled ; or, at other times they are worn away almost to the roots and level with the gums, and are surrounded by a large deposit of the radical cement which covers the dentine, while the enamel has entirely Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Huidekoper, Rush Shippen, 1854-1901. Philadelphia ; London : F. A. Davis
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