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EXAMINATIONS OF THE MOUTH. 187

if neglected,
these conditions may be controlled if taken in time ;
the last two named tend directly to the destruction of the peri-
dental membranes and the loss of the teeth.
(8.) Lateral alveolar abscesses, occurring on the sides of
the roots of teeth, the pulps of which are alive, usually occur in
connection with phagedenic pericementitis. More rarely such an
abscess may occur from accidental causes, and then will usually
heal promptly when the pus is discharged.