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Fio. 131. A beginning decay in the distal surface of a lateral incisor from which the enamel
rods are falling away and progress of decay has begur the dentin. A delicate hyaline area stretches
away toward the pulp chamber.
Fig. 132. A decay in a worn cuspid that has iade greater progress. This picture is liable to
give a false impression for the reason that the cut is little to the side of the central area and shows
the enamel penetrated with the enamel rods still i position, when, in fact, the cavity was open
through the enamel.