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INDICATIONS FOR EXTRACTION. 666

antagonists, and that, on this account, keep up an ir-
ritable condition in the contiguous parts, should be
removed ; and so, as a general rule, should super-

numerary teeth. In order to relieve a crowded con-
dition of the teeth, it is sometimes necessary to remove
one or more, even though they may be healthy.
Till within the last few years, the existence of an
alveolar abscess was considered an indication for the
removal of the tooth from which it proceeded ; but,
under the present mode of treatment, except in very

aggravated cases, a simple abscess is not reckoned a
sufficient cause for extraction.
The posterior teeth may be removed for causes
that would not warrant the removal of the anterior.
All dead teeth and roots that produce or keep up irri-
tation, should be removed, especially if the tendency
is persistent.
The temporary teeth that are not cast at or hear

the time their respective permanent teeth should ap-
pear through the gum, ought to be removed; but
caution must always be exercised, lest they be re-
moved too soon. Painful and uncontrollable disease
may indicate their removal long before the period just
mentioned; yet they should not be removed on ac-
count of diseased condition, unless the rudiments of
the permanent teeth are likely to suffer thereby. A

crowded condition of the permanent with the tempo-