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mouth and throat ; the indications presented by the tongue ; the dietary
habits and other hygienic relations ; the tendency to catarrhal aiFections
;
the presence of the rheumatic or gouty diathesis—are all questions which
Fig. 148.

S-EX

signifies : In the interproximal space. c signifies Salivary calculus.
" To examine.
/ Attention—re-examine. ex
// " Superficial softening. ~l " A pulp nearly exposed.
/// " A carious cavity. 3 A pulp probably exposed.
" At the cervix. " A pulp fully exposed.
• 3
" D
s To separate. " A devitalized pulp.
"
p To polish.
enter into the prognosis and frequently largely determine not only the
hygienic directions to be given to the patient, but also determine, in
connection with the age and habits, the important question as to whether
the restorative operations shall be of a permanent character or only of a
temporary nature designed to preserve the teeth until restored normal
functions may make it judicious to perform more enduring operations.
The foregoing considerations with respect to the examination of the
mouth and teeth sufficiently meet the requirements for beginning the
rational treatment of dental disorders.