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but, sometimes, it is located on the side, the point
remaining comparatively free. In the molars, par-
ticularly the superior ones, the sac will frequently be
found in the bifurcation, often occupying the entire
space between the roots. When it is on the point of

Fig'. 56.

one of the roots, this is usually the palatine. Fig. 56
represents the position of the sacs on the roots of the

different teeth.
Treatment.—The treatment of alveolar abscess will
be governed by the constitution of the patient and
the condition of the part affected ; a case of recent
origin will yield much more readily than one of long
standing. When a case has assumed the chronic
form, and the surrounding parts have become impli-

cated in the diseased condition, a restoration to
health is often very difficult. Indeed, till within a
few years, the removal of alveolar abscess was
thought to be, as a general thing, wholly impracti-
cable. But, by the treatment now employed, this
affection is readily eradicated, unless the parts in the