Lectures on Operative Dental Surgery and Therapeutics (Classic Reprint)

Lecture I. Introductory Remarks. Histology of the Teeth. The Pulp and its resistance to disease. Pathology of the Teeth (preliminary) ... ... ... ... ... ... 1-16 Lecture II. Definition ofO perative Dentistry, and the headings under which its divisions may come. Classification ofO perations. Progress of Caries. Exploring I nstruments. Treatment of Gums. Wedging. Rubber Dam. Clamps. Specially devised Clamps. Ligatures. Preparation of Cavities. Instruments for preparing Cavities ... ... 17-32 Lecture III. The Dental Engine. Mallets varieties of. The Hand Mallet, method of using. Pluggers; the Author spattern. Hand Pluggers. Examinations of theM outh. Material for filling Children sT eeth. Management of Children. Six year old Molar. Deficiency of Bone producing elements in ordinary Flour 33-48 Lecture IV. The Oral Cavity. A limentation. Function of the Teeth. Four stages of Decay. Necessity for a precise Nomenclature. Division of the Teeth into Regions. Proposed Nomenclature. The Dentes Sapiential. Positions of Disease in the Teeth. Erosion and Abrasion 49-64 Lecture V. To Students. Erosion (continued). Spasmodic action of theO ral and Labial Muscles. The Saliva Ejector. Reniform Clamp, difficulties to be contended with in its use.
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