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The great advantage of bridges as described above
is that they afford the dentist the opportunity to
secure the harmonization of teeth in size, in form, in
shade, and in alignment with the neighbouring teeth,
after they have been set.
The best results may therefore be obtained by
fitting the teeth to the patient's mouth.
Slight openings for rinsing the mouth should be
present between the supports and the neighbouring
teeth.
The patient is given a glass syringe, for syringing
thrice "a day through the retaining appliance and
bridges.
In ordering a daily massage of the gums with a cotton
pellet dipped in a mixture of peroxide of hydrogen,
alcohol, and tepid water, we shall be doing all that is
possible.
In spite of the firm fit of bridges, cases of fietor
ex ore have never been observed by me in only moder-
ately cleanly patients, because the water passes
through all the parts, and both bridges and appliances
may be easily cleansed.

Colouring Teeth.
For colouring artificial teeth, S. S. White's mineral
stains (brown, green, blue, and white), and most com-
monly Ash's Italian brown, may be used. Mixing
these colours, we are enabled to produce even the
lightest shades of natural teeth.
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