. Elementary and dental radiography / by Howard Riley Raper . of the impacted cuspid. The impacted tooth itself cannot be 142. The same as Fig. 141, but taken at a different angle and showing the permanent cuspid. To verify or disprove my deductions another radiograph was made(Fig. 142), which shows the impacted cuspid clearly. The question arises naturally. What operative procedure should be 160 DENTAL RADIOGRAPHY resorted to in such cases as the one just described? Had the patientbeen younger, or had the root of the temporary cuspid been much resorbed,or had the pressure of the imp
. Elementary and dental radiography / by Howard Riley Raper . of the impacted cuspid. The impacted tooth itself cannot be 142. The same as Fig. 141, but taken at a different angle and showing the permanent cuspid. To verify or disprove my deductions another radiograph was made(Fig. 142), which shows the impacted cuspid clearly. The question arises naturally. What operative procedure should be 160 DENTAL RADIOGRAPHY resorted to in such cases as the one just described? Had the patientbeen younger, or had the root of the temporary cuspid been much resorbed,or had the pressure of the impacted tooth been causing resorption ofthe permanent lateral root, or central root, or had the patient been suf-fering from neuralgia, periodic headaches, or any nervous disorder—had any of these conditions existed the temporary tooth should have beenextracted immediately, space made in the arch for the permanent toothand such orthodontic assistance given as might prove necessary to causeit (the permanent cuspid) to erupt into its proper place. As none of. Fig 143. The roots of a lower, first, permanent molar not quite fully formed. Age of patient,eight years and four months. Only the crowns of the second bicuspid and second molar are formed, these conditions did exist, and as the patient expressed a definite disin-clination to have anything done unless absolutely and imperatively neces-sary, the case was dismissed with the understanding that the conditionshould be kept under rigid observation. The man may go through lifewithout trouble, or inside of a year he may be suffering almost anynervous disorder from simple neuralgia to insanity* ; or he may losethe temporary cuspid as a result of the resorption of its roots, or hemay even lose the lateral or central as a result of absorption of theirroots, or suppuration may occur. 3. Co team if the Roots of Children! Cettb arc Tully Tornitd. Case—patient, eight years and four months |. 143. A large cavity in a lower first, pe
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