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22d. Where, with what instruments, and how, did you
begin the finishing of the filhng?
23d. Give the plan of trimming, to the completion of the
trimming of the filling to form, and, if a proximate filling,
how the contact was formed.
24th. How and with what instruments was the final
polish made, specifying the different parts of the surface, es-
pecially if a proximate or a complex cavity.
25th. What attention or treatment was given to the gin-
gival margins of the gums after removal of the rubber dam?

In Filling with Amalgam.

i8th. How was your amalgam mass formed how much
;
was it kneaded what was its consistence ; was any free mer-
;
cury removed?
19th. If a proximate cavity, how was the matrix ar-
ranged and secured, and what were the provisions for ob-
taining a correct contact?
20th. With what instruments was the amalgam packed ?
What is your judgment as to the force used in packing?

Was any free mercury removed in packing the amalgam ?
21 St. What was the consistence of the amalgam when
the packing was completed—hard, medium or soft—would it
permit of the immediate removal of the matrix, if a proxi-
mate cavity, without danger to the filling?
22d. What was done toward the finishing or further
shaping of the filling at this sitting?
23d. What time was given for the setting of the amal-
gam before the final finish?
24th. Describe the process of finishing, and, if a proxi-
mate cavity, how was the contact point formed?
25th. What was the treatment of the gingival margins
of the gums after removal of the rubber dam?
The prepared descriptions may take the form of answers
to these points or questions, or a running description may be
written that will include the required points, as the individual
student may choose. The object is to bring about a close
consideration and study of these points or steps in the pro-
cess, and to cultivate the power of expressing the several
processes of procedure in language. The greater part of this

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