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EXCESSIVE OVERBITE. 91

cisors and canines. From this frame a post projected from each corner
of the mouth, and from these posts strips of brass (detachable) extended
upward and backward and were connected by elastic ligatures with a
Fig. 808.

Kingsley's appliance.
cap on the back of the head. It will be noticed that the attachment to
the cap is above and forward of the ear. The cap should be so adjusted
as to bring: the pressure as much as possible in a line with the roots
unless it be desirable to move the crowns backward at the same time, in
which case attachment to the
Fig. 810.
cap may be made below the
ear as well as above it, as
shown in Fig. 766.
Figs. 809 and 810 show a

Case's ai)pliaiice.
case of overbite treated by Dr. C. S. Case, in which, he says, " the jaws
were opened by permanently lengthening the posterior teeth." His