Manual of dental surgery and pathology . UfliWfUl 2 Shape for rnbber-dam to admit of easy respiration and to make two triangular pieces of one square.] at the same time. The rubber-dam being arljusted, its projectingsides are drawn to the cheek of the patient by the dam-holder, TREATMENT OF DENTAL CARIES. 179 an elastic band which passes round the head, and terminates ateither end in clips which grasp the rubber-dam (Figs. 160 and 161).The cavity being protected from access of moisture, andcarefully dried, if necessary, by amadou, thin bibulous paper, orcotton prepared purposely, the operator
Manual of dental surgery and pathology . UfliWfUl 2 Shape for rnbber-dam to admit of easy respiration and to make two triangular pieces of one square.] at the same time. The rubber-dam being arljusted, its projectingsides are drawn to the cheek of the patient by the dam-holder, TREATMENT OF DENTAL CARIES. 179 an elastic band which passes round the head, and terminates ateither end in clips which grasp the rubber-dam (Figs. 160 and 161).The cavity being protected from access of moisture, andcarefully dried, if necessary, by amadou, thin bibulous paper, orcotton prepared purposely, the operator proceeds to insert thetilling which he has selected. Let us lirst presume this to be a. Owens deatal table with three trays to hold instruments, auJ suitable box on top tray for holding gold. l^reparation of gutta-percha, which, as employed for dental pur-poses, is a compound of tiie gum [turified, and with it incor-porated some fine siliceous or hard material, giving to it anincreased hardness without impairing its color, which shouldbe nearly wdiite. The two varieties most employed are Jacobsand Hills,—the names of their respective introducers. [InAmerica, S. S. Whites and Johnston Bros. The ordinary pinkgutta-percha as prepared for impressions, and for trial plates also,has its use and its friends.] The first, an English preparation,is certainly, according to our experience, the best as regardsboth color and durability ; but the latter, an American com-pound, is more easily employed, because rendered softer andmore adhesive at a lower temperature. [Great stress is now laidby some practitioners u[)on the different grades of plasticity ofdifferent preparations of gutt
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