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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    tlie lateral is placed behind the distal side of its contiguous central tooth. The canine and bicuspid teeth hold the normal position. In a fourth specimen we have an arrangement of teeth which may not unfrequently be seen in the adult. The deviation from the natural form is but slight, yet gives a very characteristic appearance to the mouth, and one which indicates a want of activity in the growth of the jaw during Fio. 23. (') childhood. In this the mesial sides of the upper centrals arc slightly everted, while the crown of eacli tooth, regarded in its lengtli, slants outwards from the median line. Usually, the upper and smaller parts are separated by a wider interval tluui the lower portions of the crown; in this case tiie mesial surfaces are parallel throughout the whole length of the crowns. Hence the eversion. Hitherto, the relations of the teeth to each other and to the jaws, have been considered in cases where tiie maxilhc l)resent the normal structural appearance, as distiuguished from cases in whieii there are ol)vious marks of a diseased condition of the bone. In the sjjecimen from whicii tlic two (') Shows the centrals symmctvicnlly aiTanged, but with the mesial side of eacli tooth turned slightly outwarils.
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