A system of dental surgery / by Sir John Tomes.

  • John Tomes
Date:
1887
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Credit: A system of dental surgery / by Sir John Tomes. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Hiirrisou from a ])aticnt muler his treatment. One molar occu])ied each side of the iijjper and k>\ver jaws. Tliese four molar tectli, with fonr incisors (two in each jaw), were all the jjcrnmnent teeth. Accordiny to the statements of the ]>atient and of her friends, the temjiorary tcetli ])rescnted no i)eculiarities eitlier as repirds their mmiber or tiic manner or the time of their shedding. A temporary canine tooth was retained in the Fu;. 56. (') II]iper and lower jaw ; the other members of the deciduous set dr(ij)ped out at the usual time, but, with tlie exce])tion of tiie four central incisors, their successors were wanting. A case has been already described, in which tlicre was an almost total absence of tlie tem^jorary series, yet permanent teeth not only made their a])])earance at tlie usual time, but took tlieir place with great regularity as resjiects arrange- ment. Now, although these two instances may be looked u]ion as very rare and e.xce]itioual ones, yet they prove that (') Front view n[ an upper jaw of u young siilijcct. Tlie tcniiwrnrv alveoli sliow that tlie teniijoraiy lateral incisors were wanting, and the absence of licrniaucut lateral teeth is also .shown. I 2
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