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EXAMINATION OF THE MOUTH. 3

useful or whether they would interfere with the comfort,
usefulness and artistic appearance of the artificial denture.
To illustrate, and impress upon the student's mind the
importance of a careful study of each individual case and
its peculiarities, we call attention especial]}- to two or three
deformities.
The first is that of a gentleman brought under our notice
for advice as to whether an artificial denture could be con-
structed so that it could be used for mastication. The
accompanying illustration (Fig. i) shows the condition

Fig. I.

of his upper jaw\ The alveolar ridge in the anterior part
of the mouth was completely absorbed, wdiile the posterior
portion in the region of the tuberosities was very much
hypertrophied. He reported that wdthin three years he
had had plates constructed by as many different dentists,
but without receiving any permanent satisfaction. A
denture was made for him which has now been w^orn for
several years with much comfort and usefulness. Success
in this case lies (i) in securing an accurate cast; (2) in
the location of the plate line and in carving the cast suf!i-