The American text-book of operative dentistry / In contributions of eminent authorities. Ed. by Edward C. Kirk.

  • Edward Cameron Kirk
Date:
1900
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Credit: The American text-book of operative dentistry / In contributions of eminent authorities. Ed. by Edward C. Kirk. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ridges are many short rods whieli do not reach the dentin, and tiiese are usually very much twisted about each otlier, so as to form the strongest possible keystone in the perfect structure. In j)re]>aring a Fig. 100. Enamel over tip of dentin cusp : D, dentin cusp. (About 80 X.) margin in such a position it is impossible to have the rods wliich form the margin reach the dentin with their inner ends, and these short rods are sure either to break in completing the operation or to