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l-'ic. 211.

Fig. 212.

I''IG. 213.

Figs. 211, 212, 213. A series illustrating the nianagcnient in cases of very frail walls.
Fig. 211. A mesio-occlusal cavity in a lower molar in which there is extensive undermining
of the enamel and wide destruction of dentin.
Fig. 212. The prepared cavity showing th«' extent of the cutting. The pulp has been removed
and the pulp chamber squared up to atford additional anchorage. Anchorage is also obtained in the
undecayed distal portion of the tooth. The mesial half of the buccal wall is cut away to half the
length of the crown.
Fig. 213. The filling restoring the shape of the crown in full, building up the lost buccal wall.
This may be made of gold or amalgam, or by a slight modification of the walls a gold inlay may be
used.
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