Dental review; devoted to the advancement of dentistry. . Fig. 2 There is a point here of which I wish to speak in the use ofstones in grinding down teeth. Much damage can be done bynot keeping our stones and other working instruments cool andtrue. I have a few very fine sponges that I moisten and keep incontact with the stones during the entire grinding operation, andwhen the steel cutting instruments are used, I employ the com-pressed air. This will prevent any burning up of the animal matterin the dentinal tubules and lessen pain where anesthetic is not Fig. 3 The labial and lingual
Dental review; devoted to the advancement of dentistry. . Fig. 2 There is a point here of which I wish to speak in the use ofstones in grinding down teeth. Much damage can be done bynot keeping our stones and other working instruments cool andtrue. I have a few very fine sponges that I moisten and keep incontact with the stones during the entire grinding operation, andwhen the steel cutting instruments are used, I employ the com-pressed air. This will prevent any burning up of the animal matterin the dentinal tubules and lessen pain where anesthetic is not Fig. 3 The labial and lingual are denuded of the enamel with a smallflat stone, giving to the tooth the same relative contour that thedentin has under the enamel, except as we accentuate the lingual 384 THE DENTAL REVIEW. surface so that the planes will help support the crown against thedirectional stress applied. As it is impossible to remove the enamel at the corners withthis stone, it is best here to use a taper cone mounted point, and thiscan also be used to grind off as much as possible the enamel at thegingival border, both labially and lingually. (Fig. 4-A, B and C.)This virtually completes the denudation of the tooths enamel. Carborundurrv-
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