Dental review; devoted to the advancement of dentistry. . at such a person whenmeeting them on the street, or looking at them in their presence, and,of course, such a person knows well they are always looking- at theirdeformity. In the treatment of cases of this kind we cannot make as gooda substitute as we can of the teeth, but still we can make a substituteto relieve the patient of a great deal of mortification he feels in thepresence of other people. *Read before the Minnesota State Dental Society. « ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS. 325 In considering cases of this kind there always arises the ques
Dental review; devoted to the advancement of dentistry. . at such a person whenmeeting them on the street, or looking at them in their presence, and,of course, such a person knows well they are always looking- at theirdeformity. In the treatment of cases of this kind we cannot make as gooda substitute as we can of the teeth, but still we can make a substituteto relieve the patient of a great deal of mortification he feels in thepresence of other people. *Read before the Minnesota State Dental Society. « ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS. 325 In considering cases of this kind there always arises the ques-tion as to what was the cause of such defect or deformity. I donot know that I can enlighten you much in regard, to this case. Thephysician who referred this case to me did not have the patient incharge when the trouble arose. This patient is now about thirtyyears old and the trouble arose when between twelve and thirteenyears of age. She had treatment for the case in this section of thecountry without avail. She went to Chicago and was treated there. without any better results, and she finally went to New York, wherea cure was effected, the treatment extending over a period of abouttwo years. It was pronounced as ulcerative catarrh. That was allI was able to learn of the history of the case. In addition to thedestruction of the nose there was also a considerable destructionof the hard palate, and as she had lost all her teeth, too,the case was somewhat difficult to treat in full. Now the methodof restoration I employed in this case I can simply show you by theplaster model I have here. This model of the nose (indicating) is 326 THE DENTAL RE WE IV. one made by my assistant from the completed nose to place on theplaster cast because it showed to better advantage on the plastercast than the wax model did. You can see what the effect is onthe plaster cast with the restoration of the nose and you can also seewhat the condition of the face was. I have here the different stepsin t
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