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258 Operative dentistry

tooth, as one root would brace the other. It is therefore advan-
tageous to apply the force in the line of the greatest length of one
of these roots, the lingual.
Pressure should be applied steadily buccally and not released
\intil the mouth of the alveolus is opened. The process over the

Fig. 131.—Position for extracting first and second right inferior molars.

lingual root, which is the palatine process of the superior maxillae,
is quite thick and heavy and seldom gives to any extent, but the
two buccal roots are no great distance from the soft tissues and by