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even artificial roots made; but it seems hardly likely
that such devices will find much favour with prac-
titioners in this country, highly ingenious as they
undoubtedly are.
, Another instance of what some may regard as ultra-
conservatism is the adaptation of crowns to the
divided and separate roots of a molar. Instances
of malignant disease following, even if not demon-
strably consequent upon, such extreme conservative
methods are not unknown.
It will be observed that the author is in favour
of retaining-apparatus being applied as soon as teeth
begin to show signs of loosening. In many such
cases, however, it will in all probability be extremely
difficult, even when the operator conscientiously
believes the drilling through of live teeth to be
indicated, to succeed in persuading the patient to
submit to this, no matter what method of anaethesia
be adopted. When, on the contrary, the teeth are
really very loose, and such a procedure might be
welcomed by the despairing patient and operator
alike, it is obvious that its execution can hardly be
always free from serious difficulty.
With these few and necessarily brief prefatory
remarks, I commend the ensuing pages to the careful
attention of the reader, who cannot fail to be inter-
ested therein.
WILLIAM M. GABRIEL.
London, E.G.
November, 1911.