. A system of surgery. W- m J»J». ^p*>€^ vm 3 X IjCZiiXS 5ct<lp. Se<5l. IX. Difeafes of the Mouth. 293 pulled with this inftrument: we havetherefore given a reprefentation of forcepsthat aft with more power ; a very inge-nious invention firft made public in theBritifli Magazine in the year 1762. It isdelineated in Plate LXII. figs. i. and 2*Fig. I. reprefents a common ftrong forcepswith moveable claws. The axis of theclaws is fliown at A, Fig. 2. is a C^ is the handle going ofF obliquelyfrom 5, by which it is more eafily , f , Z), is a plate of iron covered under-


. A system of surgery. W- m J»J». ^p*>€^ vm 3 X IjCZiiXS 5ct<lp. Se<5l. IX. Difeafes of the Mouth. 293 pulled with this inftrument: we havetherefore given a reprefentation of forcepsthat aft with more power ; a very inge-nious invention firft made public in theBritifli Magazine in the year 1762. It isdelineated in Plate LXII. figs. i. and 2*Fig. I. reprefents a common ftrong forcepswith moveable claws. The axis of theclaws is fliown at A, Fig. 2. is a C^ is the handle going ofF obliquelyfrom 5, by which it is more eafily , f , Z), is a plate of iron covered under-neath with a piece of fofc buff; and E isthe other fide of the fame plate maderound, fmooth, and uncovered. The toothintended to be pulled is laid fall hold ofwith the forceps, fig. i, then the fulcrum-B, jF, Z), is placed upon the neighbouringteeth, when the forceps being placed uponthe round part of the plate £, by a pro-per motion of the lever G, //, 7, K^ the toothis in this manner to be extracted. In thepulling of loofc teeth, this inftrument maybe ufed fo as


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