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have one for the first, and another for the second
bicuspid. For the removal of the bicuspids, there is

Fie. 63.

a form of forceps with thick, smooth beaks, and of
such a form as, by pressure, to force the tooth from
its socket, taking advantage, for this purpose, of the
conical form of the root. The superior molar for-
ceps, a pair for each side, have one of the beaks a
single concave, to embrace the palatine root, and the
other a double concave, with a projecting point from
the center of the beak, to pass into the bifurcation,
and with the edge of the beak so formed as to em-
brace the two palatine roots. The concavity and

curvature of the beaks should be first just sufficient
to accommodate the crown of the tooth. These for-
ceps should have a double curve, to facilitate their
approach to the teeth—an anterior curve just above
the joint, and a downward curve just below it
sometimes, also, a lateral curve above the joint,
throwing the instrument more toward the angle of
the mouth. (Fig. 64.)

For the second molars, the forceps should have a
little more curve above the joint, than for the first.