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EXTRACTION OF PERMANENT TEETH 243

Iracting a lower tooth, as the line of force, which the operator
wishes to exert is opposite to that in which the patient can exert
great force thus resulting in diminishing the poAver of the former.
Overcoming Resistance of Patient. At this point the operator is

Fig. 117.—Position for extracting left superior cuspids.

justified in a sharp reprimand, even bordering upon crossness, per-
haps getting the patient to desist for a moment, when the opera-
tion may be completed. The only precaution for guarding against
such a turn of affairs is perhaps a suggestion that the patient hold