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194 MECHANICAL DENTISTRY AND METALLURGY.

abscesses were caused Ijy the movement of the loose ends
upon the soft tissue, and tlie result proved that this surmise
was correct, as they soon healed after the parts were se-
cured firmly to the upper jaw.
" At the end of three months the patient returned. He
reported himself as very comfortable, save only that he was
limited entirely to soft foods. On the removal of the bands

Fig. 173.

the left side, after two or three days, swerved slightly in-
ward and there remained, not quite but nearly in correct
position. I then proceeded to make the splint-bridge shown
in the accompanying illustration (Fig. 173)."