The scientific adaptation of artificial dentures / by C. H. Land.

Land, C. H. (Charles Henry), 1847-1922.

Date:: 1885c

Credit: The scientific adaptation of artificial dentures / by C. H. Land. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$face; this rib is formed at the posterior portion of the central relief as shown in the engraving. Porcelain, like all other bases, has its place in Dentistry, and can not be used indiscriminately. A wide and rigid mouth, with a lower set of natural teeth to antagonize,, would be almost certain to fracture the denture, the same with continuous gum. In such cases combina- tion gold and rubber attachment would be the best. Where the lower antagonism is artificial, the danger i is not so great, and entire sets of porcelain have proved to be a very satisfactory piece of work, and,, with a better acquaintance of its excellent qualities together with the modern appliances for manipulat- ing it, there seems to be no reason why it may not become the most popular base. [From the Independent Practitioner..] A CRITICAL REVIEW ON ATMOS- PHERIC PRESSURE, ETC. By C. H. LAND. HTHE entire force of the argument of Dr. is concentrated on what he asserts is a powerful pressure of the atmosphere. This, it sems to me, is an absurdity. For how can there be any manifestations- of atmospheric pressure without an air space and some exhausting means? These ideas seem to per-$

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