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IMMEDIATE MOVEMENT OF TEETH. 803

of the best men from time to time revealed that they had not taken
kindly to it. I therefore wished to give it sufficient trial before
recommending it to the profession. I have met with such markedly
uniform success that I do not hesitate to recommend it to all practi-

FiG. 834.

Surgical retraction of incisors and cuspids tTalbot).
tioners as perfectly safe and reliable with the antiseptic care required
in surgical operations. This method consists in removing entirely the
alveolar process in the line of travel of the tooth to be moved, leaving
a small amount of process about the root of the tooth, holding intact

Fig. 835.

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Surgical correction of malposed cuspid (Talbot).
the peridental membrane. This is accomplished with coarse-cut Reve-
lation burs, or those that will cut in all directions. They can thus be
used as drills in certain conditions to be mentioned later on.
" If the canines require to be carried backward, make an a]>pliance
with bands about the first and second molars, with cap upon the canines
and a bar with screw and nut upon the end, as recommended by Dr.