The Dental cosmos . f teeth loosened by frac-ture ; for holding regulated teeth during twenty-four hours while aretaining plate is being made ; for the support of one or more loosenedteeth, elongated so that shortening by file or corundum wheel is neces-sary ; or for any purpose whatsoever where it is desired to hold for aperiod not exceeding six months, a number of teeth in a fixed posi-tion. Let us imagine a case such as I was recently called upon to portly gentleman fell against a curb while crossing a street, and,striking against his upper lip, loosened the six anterior teeth, brea
The Dental cosmos . f teeth loosened by frac-ture ; for holding regulated teeth during twenty-four hours while aretaining plate is being made ; for the support of one or more loosenedteeth, elongated so that shortening by file or corundum wheel is neces-sary ; or for any purpose whatsoever where it is desired to hold for aperiod not exceeding six months, a number of teeth in a fixed posi-tion. Let us imagine a case such as I was recently called upon to portly gentleman fell against a curb while crossing a street, and,striking against his upper lip, loosened the six anterior teeth, breakingthe corners from one or two and chipping the others. Whether hecalls immediately after the accident, or foolishly waits three weeks(as my patient did), until inflammation has set in and one or twofistulae have appeared, the first thing to be done is to make the teethfirm. In the instance cited, I accomplished this with flax so well thatnot only were the teeth made so firm that mastication became at once Fig. possible, and under treatment all were saved, but I was enabled to grindthe jagged edges from the teeth without discomfort, although beforethe tying it was painful for him to touch the teeth with his tongue. By the aid of Fig. 50 I will endeavor to show how this may beaccomplished. In the figure are seen two rows of ligatures. Theupper, or one nearest to the gum margin, is simply an extension ofthe figure 8 ligature, so that, as seen, it includes six teeth. One pointmust be mentioned in this connection. As already described, thedouble twist is made between the teeth and drawn tightly, one end ofthe thread being toward the palate and the other toward the the posterior teeth I have directed that the second half of the knotshould be similarly made. In the incisor region the knot must becompleted with both ends presenting at the labial aspect. By follow-ing this advice, the action of drawing the teeth together is attainedwhile tightening the double twist betwee
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