A practical treatise on the technics and principles of dental orthopedia and prosthetic correction of cleft palate . ckened by the overaction of the cementoblastscaused by this inflammatory condition. CHAPTER X. TYPICAL A\D ATYPICAL OCCLUSION OF THE TEETH 73 Extraction for the Correction of Irregularities Many writers, especially of late, claim that irregularities of the teeth shouldalways be corrected without the extraction of one or more teeth, as Nature neverputs teeth into a mouth that do not belong to that physiognomy. Your writerthinks this is doing Nature a great injustice; many teeth a
A practical treatise on the technics and principles of dental orthopedia and prosthetic correction of cleft palate . ckened by the overaction of the cementoblastscaused by this inflammatory condition. CHAPTER X. TYPICAL A\D ATYPICAL OCCLUSION OF THE TEETH 73 Extraction for the Correction of Irregularities Many writers, especially of late, claim that irregularities of the teeth shouldalways be corrected without the extraction of one or more teeth, as Nature neverputs teeth into a mouth that do not belong to that physiognomy. Your writerthinks this is doing Nature a great injustice; many teeth are found within themouth which should be removed, not only for the correction of irregularitiesbut for the general comfort and health of the patient. Modem civilization de-mands that we live contrary to rather than in accordance with Nature, and solong as this is so, we cannot blame Nature for existing irregularities or dependentirely upon her for beneficent results. Our numerous dental and medical col-leges testify to the necessity of assisting Nature to bscome reconciled with modernmethods of living. Fig. A B .\Ia<le frrjm two upper jaws, showing a lar^-e amount of tooth tissue in the smaller jaw, A, and much less in the larger jaw, B. Fig. 19 is made from two photographs of upper jaws taken on the sameplate. These pictures are to demonstrate that a small jaw can be crowded withlarge teeth, while a large jaw may have small teeth with space between has been given as a reason for this condition that a child may inherit the jawof one parent and the teeth of another, and for lack of a better explanation it maybe well to accept this one for the present. From a practical standpoint it matters not why such irregularities exist;they are there, and must be corrected. Notice the size of the teeth in the leftpicture. Beginning with the incisors and passing backward, the first bicuspidis extraordinarily large, as are also the molar teeth; there seems to be too muchtooth t
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