A practical guide to operations on the teeth : to which is prefixed a historical sketch of the rise and progress of dental surgery / by James Snell, dentist.

  • Snell, James, 1976-
Date:
1831
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Credit: A practical guide to operations on the teeth : to which is prefixed a historical sketch of the rise and progress of dental surgery / by James Snell, dentist. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    teeth, it can never be retained, as the natural motion of the teeth will of itself soon displace it; and where the teeth are stopped laterally, it is impossible, or nearly so, that the cavity can be perfectly cleansed of the caries, or that a proper shape can be given to it, or that the gold can be either well introduced or pressed in with sufficient firmness to be retained. Where the size of the aperture prohibits the well shape, 1 have already said, that the oval should be preferred. The carious particles should be extracted by little instruments of a proper shape made in pairs [Fig.i.l,] right and left, as also pairs to cut from and towards the operator, ranging in. size according to the dimension of the hole in the tooth. With these instruments the cavity must be rendered fit to receive the plug. They will also be found eminently useful in conjunction with the file, not only in the eradication of caries, but also as auxiliaries to the performance of the operation of stop- ping. Having described the operation where me- chanical assistance alone is requisite, it will now be proper to advert to those cases whicli require the assistance of surgery, if such a word