A practical treatise on fractures and dislocations . plint, invented by Mr. G. E. Hammond, has, according toJacobson, replaced wiring the fragments at Guys Hospital. Pick also regardsit as the most satisfactory interdental splint of the various forms in use. The Fig. 42. splint consists of a framework or collarof iron, which is adapted to the frac-tured jaw, encircling the necks of theteeth, and to it they are fastened withloops of iron wire. The essential pointin the application of the splint is thatthe collar of iron wire should accuratelyfit the outline of the jaw, so that it shallremain in
A practical treatise on fractures and dislocations . plint, invented by Mr. G. E. Hammond, has, according toJacobson, replaced wiring the fragments at Guys Hospital. Pick also regardsit as the most satisfactory interdental splint of the various forms in use. The Fig. 42. splint consists of a framework or collarof iron, which is adapted to the frac-tured jaw, encircling the necks of theteeth, and to it they are fastened withloops of iron wire. The essential pointin the application of the splint is thatthe collar of iron wire should accuratelyfit the outline of the jaw, so that it shallremain in the position in which it isplaced; otherwise it will probably de-feat the object for which it is order, therefore, to frame it, it isnecessary to take a cast of the teeth, onwhich to model the collar. . Whenmoulded it will present somewhat theoutline represented in Fig. 42. Thecollar is to be applied to the teeth of the patient, and fixed, in the mannershown in the diagram, by several pieces of fine, soft wire, the wire being never. Hammonds splint. 124 FRACTURES OF THE LOWER JAW. carried more than one tooth. The wires on eacli side of the mouth are twistedalternately, and the twisted ends are cut short and turned down under the ironframework, so as to prevent their sticking into or injuring the mucous mem-brane. The figure shows the collar of metal moulded to fit the teeth of thelower jaw, and the manner of tying the teeth to the metal Newland-Pedley, dental surgeon to St. Thomass Hospital, London, hasrecently employed Gunnings dressing with much success. In multiple fracturesof the body of the jaw it furnishes a uniform support scarcely secured by anyother dressing.] Dr. J. S. Prout, of Brooklyn, has suggested a mode of employing the inter-dental splint and wire ligature conjointly. A plate of gutta-percha was placedupon the top of the teeth across the line of fracture, and this was secured inposition by silver wire, which had been made to grasp firmly t
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