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When the spaces separating a loose tooth from the neighboring
threads.
ones were too large, he introduced small pieces of hippopotamus ivory mto
them of about the height of a line, and not exceeding the tooth itself in
thickness; on each side of these was a vertical groove destined to serve
Each of these pieces was furnished
as a support to the next tooth.

Fig. 87

Dental forceps (Fauchard).

with two holes, through which were passed the gold threads which served
This latter was
to bind together the teeth and the piece of ivory itself.
fixed close down to the gum.
Fauchard occupies himself in three different chapters (X, XI, Xllj
at great length with the extraction of teeth. He describes a pelican ot