A manual of modern surgery : an exposition of the accepted doctrines and approved operative procedures of the present time, for the use of students and practitioners . FRACTURES OF THE INFERIOR MAXILLARY BONE. 399 posing cause of fracture. The most frequent seat of fracture, accord-ing to Gurlts statistics, is near the middle line in front. These state-ments exclude from consideration mere splintering of the alveolarprocess often produced by pulling teeth and by other causes. Doublefracture of the lower jaw is not uncommon. When the body of the bone is broken thefracture often communicates wit
A manual of modern surgery : an exposition of the accepted doctrines and approved operative procedures of the present time, for the use of students and practitioners . FRACTURES OF THE INFERIOR MAXILLARY BONE. 399 posing cause of fracture. The most frequent seat of fracture, accord-ing to Gurlts statistics, is near the middle line in front. These state-ments exclude from consideration mere splintering of the alveolarprocess often produced by pulling teeth and by other causes. Doublefracture of the lower jaw is not uncommon. When the body of the bone is broken thefracture often communicates with the mouth A FlG-through a tear of the gum. The fracture be-comes in such cases, therefore, an open one,and is accompanied by suppuration because itcannot be kept aseptic. Suppuration is usuallynot very great, for drainage is free. Theclose attachment of the fibrous tissue of thegum to the alveolus is a sufficient explanationof this frequent complication. The inferiordental nerve may be torn or bruised when itscanal is involved in the fracture. Anaesthesia ^^--i/ of the corresponding half of the lower lip and Fracture of SrJaw beMndchin is the result of this n
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