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CARVING TEETH 29


(b) Saw the block down to these points.
(c) With the blue pencil, outline the future cutting edge






















Fig. 38. Filing the Fig. 39.—Outlining the curvature of the cer-
block on the mesial and vical Une. Labial and proximal view.
distal sides to proper cur-
vature of the labial and lin-
gual surfaces.
with its proper slope toward the disto-incisal angle, and with

the saw and vulcanite file trim the block nearly to this line,
allowing 0.5 mm., excess for finishing (Fig. 34).





















Fig. 40.—Carving complete. Labial and lingual view.


(d) With the millimeter gauge, measure the length of the
crown from the cutting edge to the future cervical line on the
Note.—The drawings illustrating the method of carving were made by Doctor
E. W. Niederhofer, Cincinnati, O.
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