Dental cosmos . on account of possible complications with the tumor. The tooth isof normal shape and size, except the root, which is not quite so longas that of the average cuspid. The cavity was carefully cleansed, and packed with sterilized lint,sprinkled freely with iodoform, and was not disturbed till two daysafter. Then the dressing was removed, the cavity syringed out with Fig. a warm, weak solution of bichlorid of mercury, and again packedwith lint dipped in the solution. As before, I had charge of the subsequent treatment, which con-sisted of syringing the cavity with diluted liste
Dental cosmos . on account of possible complications with the tumor. The tooth isof normal shape and size, except the root, which is not quite so longas that of the average cuspid. The cavity was carefully cleansed, and packed with sterilized lint,sprinkled freely with iodoform, and was not disturbed till two daysafter. Then the dressing was removed, the cavity syringed out with Fig. a warm, weak solution of bichlorid of mercury, and again packedwith lint dipped in the solution. As before, I had charge of the subsequent treatment, which con-sisted of syringing the cavity with diluted listerine, and packing itwith lint wet with the listerine and covered with boracic acid, lesseningthe size of the packing as the cavity became filled with granulations. 536 THE DENTAL COSMOS. The recovery was quite rapid, and the indications now are that acure will result. I saw the patient last week, and the parts are filledout quite to correspond with the opposite side of the face, allowancebeing made for the absence of the teeth. There is a small warty pro-jection three-sixteenths of an inch in diameter, which is a little redderthan natural; but I think it will give no further trouble, as I shall seeit occasionally, and, if necessary, will touch it with nitrate of silver. Figs, i to 4 represent models taken just before the correspondingoperations, snowing the shape of the jaw at th
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