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FIXATION OF LOOSE BICUSPIDS 27
Introduce the retaining appliance into the mouth,
hold the ligature ends with a pair of pliers, and twist
them round the last tooth, just as ligatures are to bie

Fig. 22.
adjusted according to Angle. The short cut-off ends of
the wires should be pressed in between the teeth, but
ought to neither trouble the articulation nor hurt the
soft parts of the cheek.

Fig. 2y.

The rear end of the retaining appliance fixed,
fasten its anterior extremity by means of a wire, to be