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THE EIGllTEEX 111 CENTURY 293
his own invention, and speaks of the advantages it presents over other
peHcans prcvioush in use. Notwithstanding tliis, it cannot he said
that the instruineius used h\ Fauchard tor extracting teeth and roofs
show a sensd")le nnpro\ (.ineiit on those in use hctore his tinu-.
KiG. 88
Straight forceps and crane's bill or crow's bill forceps (Fauchard)
Among the most usual operations, the author enumerates transplanta-
tion and especially replantation of the teeth.' Whenever, says Fauchard,
' Speaking of transplantation, he says: "On voit par des experiences journalieres que
des dents transplantees d'un alveole dans I'alveole d'une bouche difFerente se sent conservees
plusieurs annees fermes et solides sans recevoir acune alteration, et servant a toutes les fonc-
tions auxquelles les dents sont propres." (Vol. ii, p. 187.)
