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346 EXTRACTION OF TEETH.

either a lateral or a transverse curve—almost to a
right angle, if transverse, but if lateral, not more
than half that inclination. (Fig. 67.) The ordi-
nary, slightly curved root forceps may be used for
the extraction of these teeth. (Fig. 68.) The

Fig. G8.

for a great
beaks should be very narrow and thin ;
amount of force is not required for the extraction of
these teeth. The beaks of the inferior incisor for-
Fig. 69.

ceps should be relatively broader than those of the
forceps for the superior incisors. Rotary motion in
the extraction of inferior incisors, is not admissible
unless the roots be cylindrical or nearly so. The in-