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118 INSTRUMENTS FOR FILLING.

pits or indentations, and still so impressed that it
will receive and retain more gold, if necessary, as it
would not clo, if the end of the instrument were per-
fectly smooth. A smooth-pointed instrument or bur-
nisher may be applied after all the gold has been added.

Fig. 34.

Fig. 34 is an instrument with file-cut sides. It is
valuable for dressing down proximate fillings to a
uniform surface. There may be two, one with the
sides parallel with the shaft, and one with its sides
transverse to the shaft ; it terminates in a sharp edge.
In many cases a valuable instrument for consoli-
dating is the plugging forceps, the general form of
which, except the beaks, is that of the ordinary

straight extracting forceps. The beaks are formed
into sockets for the reception of the plugging points,
one of which is of the common construction, but the
Fig. 35.

other has a broad flat surface, to rest against the
tooth. (Fig. 35.) This instrument is applicable only