Dental review; devoted to the advancement of dentistry. . e lower third of the root. Of these sec-tions, Fig. 9 shows a small fragment of inflamed peridental mem-brane. Fig. io exhibits violent round cell inflammation, degenera-tion and liquefaction of tissue or abscesses. A thirty-five-year-old diabetic painter came under observationfor lead poisoning. His gums were swollen. There was decided 642 THE DENTAL REVIEW. sialorrhoea. The teeth were loose. Pus flowed from the was placed on ozonate spring water and the gums were satu-rated with iodin on alternate days. Three loose teeth were
Dental review; devoted to the advancement of dentistry. . e lower third of the root. Of these sec-tions, Fig. 9 shows a small fragment of inflamed peridental mem-brane. Fig. io exhibits violent round cell inflammation, degenera-tion and liquefaction of tissue or abscesses. A thirty-five-year-old diabetic painter came under observationfor lead poisoning. His gums were swollen. There was decided 642 THE DENTAL REVIEW. sialorrhoea. The teeth were loose. Pus flowed from the was placed on ozonate spring water and the gums were satu-rated with iodin on alternate days. Three loose teeth were removedand placed in alcohol. Sections from the upper third of the leftsuperior second bicuspid gave results on microscopic examinationsimilar to those already described in mercurial. Fig. n showsround cells of inflammation. Fig. 12 illustrated very marked degen-eration of the peridental membrane. In the right-hand corner areseen the root of the tooth, dentine and cementum. The whole sur-face of the peridental membrane is in an advanced phase of inflam-. Fig. 11. Inflammation due to lead poisoning. mation. Just at the border of the root is evident an area of mem-brane softening. Just beyond, but adjoining, is noticeable breakingdown of tissue. In the center are seen two areas of softened tis-sue more advanced in degeneration. Two cases are added from my collection, of slides showing peri-dental abscess, that have never been published. These illustratethe wide range of diseases in which they may occur. Fig. 13 (X 50) illustrates the four stages of abscess in theperidental membrane of a sixty-eight-year-old diabetic man. Hewas a contractor, a neurasthenic with auto-intoxication, which ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS 643 finally culminated in kidney lesions. The illustration shows activeinflammation at different points, the two lower areas breakingdown and liquefaction of tissue. The upper space shows an abscess,with bacteria within, while without is seen round cell inflamma-tion. The fol
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