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this steady buccal pressure this process gives and the tooth is al-
lowed exit. Care should be taken not to make this pressure too
strong or apply it too suddenly, as the two roots in such close
proximity may act as a lever and loosen a considerable portion of
the buccal plate.

Fig. 132.—Position for extracting first and second left inferior molars.

Inferior First and Second Molars. Traction is necessary, the
force of which should be applied not only upward but backward,
remembering that the apices of the two roots are not directly un-