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36 THE TREATMENT OF TEETH —
Crystal gold, lends itself quite as well to mallet
work as foil does, and — just as in the case of foil
the greatest condensation and the best adaptation
will be produced with accurately applied mallet
force. The structure of crystal gold does not
favour the use of the sliding blow, or wiping
action, that is so frequently employed when the
fast-striking engine or electric mallets are used.
The automatic, the pneumatic, and the hand

mallet will therefore usually give the best results
with crystal gold. The pluggers should be finely
serrated, or just sufficiently rough to prevent slip-
ping. Any forms of pluggers that will give good
results with foil may be used with equal satisfaction
with crystal gold. If a good make of crystal gold
is properly and thoroughly manipulated, quite as
good results can be obtained as with foil.
Some operators will doubtless find that crystal
gold enables them to work more easily, more-
rapidly, and quite as efficiently, if not more effi-
ciently, than Avith foil ; but there are other opera-
tors who can manipulate foil quite as easily, rapidly,
and efficiently as the most expert workers" with
crystal gold. It is the man and the method and
not the material that makes for success, although
individuality will always play a great part in selec-
tion of material and results obtained with it.