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208 THIRD PERIOD—MODERN TIMES
The principal operations which it is necessary to perform on teeth are,
he says, seven in number,^ viz.
I. Forced opening of the dental arches in cases of prolonged constric-
tion of the same, so as to prevent the patient from dying of hunger.
Fig. 73
z^TDUC^-
ZZ^MZ
Instruments for removing deposits from the teeth (F. Martinez).
Fig. 74
A dental scraper.
A universal toothpick and a file for sharpening its points.
An instrument for removing sharp corners from the molar teeth (F. Martinez).
2. Cleaning of the teeth.
3. Medication of carious cavities.
4. Filling with gold-leaf.
5. Removal or resection of teeth abnormally situated.
6. Removal of any unevenness or sharpness of the teeth.
7. Extraction.
' Hieronymi Fahricii ab A cap. xxxii, p. 451.
208 THIRD PERIOD—MODERN TIMES
The principal operations which it is necessary to perform on teeth are,
he says, seven in number,^ viz.
I. Forced opening of the dental arches in cases of prolonged constric-
tion of the same, so as to prevent the patient from dying of hunger.
Fig. 73
z^TDUC^-
ZZ^MZ
Instruments for removing deposits from the teeth (F. Martinez).
Fig. 74
A dental scraper.
A universal toothpick and a file for sharpening its points.
An instrument for removing sharp corners from the molar teeth (F. Martinez).
2. Cleaning of the teeth.
3. Medication of carious cavities.
4. Filling with gold-leaf.
5. Removal or resection of teeth abnormally situated.
6. Removal of any unevenness or sharpness of the teeth.
7. Extraction.
' Hieronymi Fahricii ab A
