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' CONTENTS.
PART I.
Preliminary Discourse - - - - - 9
CHAPTER I.
Section i. Anatomy of the maxillary bones - - - - 26
II. Muscles of the jaw - - - - 31
in. Articulation of the lower jaw » - - 40
iv. Of the motion in the joint of the lower jaw - - 42
t. Increase of the jaws - - - - - 44
vi. Synoptical tables—between - - - 48 & 49
vn. Anatomy of the teeth - - - - - 49
viii. Alveolar processes - - - - " - 59
ix. Of the gums - - - - - - 61
x. Action of the teeth - - - - - 63
xi. Usus dentium - - - - - 65
CHAPTER II.
Natural History of the Teeth - - - - - 67
Section i. Formation of deciduous teeth - - - - 70
ii. Commencement and formation of the permanent teeth - 73
hi. Pulp and formation of the bony part of a tooth - - 83
iv. Of the gradual waste of the membrane which surrounds
the body of a tooth, and the period at which the temporary
teeth, in general, appear - - - - - 89
v. Shedding of the deciduous teeth, &c. - - - 94
vi. Supernumerary teeth, &c. .... 107
vn. Irregularity of the teeth - - - - -111
vm. Analysis of the teeth ----- 116
ix. Sensibility of the osseous substance of the teeth - - 120
x. Physiognomy of the teeth. - - - - 137
CHAPTER III.
Diseases of the Teeth - - - - - - 143
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Section i. Caries
ii. Exostosis of the fangs - - - - - 182
in. Necrosis affecting the teeth .... 188
iv. Of the removal of the enamel, by the denuding process - 191
v. Wearing of the teeth, &c. - - - - - 192
vi. Fractures of the teeth ----- 193
vn. Odontalgia - - - - - - 198
CHAPTER IV.
Diseases of the Gums, SfC. - - - - -213
Section i. Scurvy - - - - - - -213
ii. Cancrum oris __..-- 233
hi. Tumours from the gums ----- 248
CHAPTER V.
Diseases of the maxilla? ----- 260
Dentition - - - - - - - 279
Gum-boils, abscesses, &c. ----- 283
Effects of mercury upon the teeth. - 292
Tobacco - - - - 29P