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INDEX. 



utmost importance, 176 ; mechanical 

 appliances for reducing irregularity in 

 the growth of, 213, 222 ; on their 

 structure and adaptation in the lower ' 

 animals, and their relation to human 

 dentition, 223 et seq., 311 et seq., 

 338 et seq. ; furnish a guide to the 

 forms of extinct races, 225 ; determine 

 the nature of the food of animals, 229 ; 

 of the herbivorous and carnivorous 

 tribes of animals, ib. ; of the tiger, 

 232 ; human cementum of the, 243 ; 

 of the horse, 247^-249 ; diagnosis of 

 hereditary syphilis made through the, 



. 258 ; of the elephant, 311 ; of the 

 rodents, 325 ; of the beaver, 326, 327 ; 

 Dr. Hunter's remarks on the preserva- 

 tion of, 352 ; their value and import- 

 ance, 353 ; expressive of mentality, 353 ; 

 diseases of the, 355, 356 (see Tooth). 



Temperature, increase of, by heat, 185, 

 191 ; aeriform bodies expanded by in- 

 crease of, 194, 



Thermometers, their use when applied to 

 vulcanizers, 204. 



Thompson, R., his exhibition of an appa- 

 ratus for making spiral springs, 5 ; his 

 communication on "striking-up plates," 

 73, 74. 



Tiger, skull and teeth of the, 231 et seq. 



Tomes, Mr., 1,500 cases from his "Den- 

 tal Surgery," 24 ; his communication 

 on the forms of dental instruments, 

 47 ; his description of an inverted 

 tooth, 54 et seq. ; his case of pressure 

 of the wisdom tooth, 61, 62. 



Tongue, pressure of the, on the alveolus, 

 173. 



Tooth, case of a persistent temporary 

 one, 29 ; inverted one described, 54 

 et seq. ; operation on the, 58 ; treat- 

 ment for replacing a dislocated one, 70 ; 

 its extraction, followed by the contrac- 

 tion of the jaws, 170 ; removal of one 

 to make room for , another, ib. (see 

 Teeth). 



Tray, form of the, 7 ; employment of the, 

 8,9. 



Treasurer, election of, in 1858, 13 ; in 

 1859, 111 ; in 1860, 256. 



Trismus, case of, 63 ; treatment and cure 

 of, 53, 54. 



Troglodytes, dentition of, 341. 



Tubbs, C. F., elected a member, 337. 



Tucker, J., elected a corresponding mem- 

 ber, 159. 



Tumour, cast of one exhibited, 181. 



Tusks of the elephant, 312 ; their enor- 

 mous weight, ib. ; shedding of, 313 ; of 

 the Mammoth found in the tertiary 

 beds of the British Channel, 323 ; of 

 the European elephant, 324. 



Ulceration, case of, arising from a wisdom 



tooth, 93. 

 Ulcerative stomatitis, 293 ; symptoms, 



294 ; causes and treatment, 295 ; on 



the destruction of bone which follows, 



299. 

 Underwood, T,, elected a member, 123. 

 Upper jaw, teeth removed from, 24, 25. 



Vermilion, not liable to change in a 

 vulcanizing heat, 151. 



Vice-presidents, election of, in 1858, 13 ; 

 in 1859, 111 ; in 1860, 256. 



Vulcanite, coloured exhibitions of, 207 ; 

 self-packing, 300 ; apparatus for; with 

 graphic illustrations, 304, 305. 



Vulcanite base as applied to dentistry, 

 140 et seq. ; a self-circulating and self- 

 regulating machine for working, 147, 

 148 ; on changing it so as to make it 

 approximate to the natural colour of 

 the gums, 150, 151 ; on its exposure to 

 the atmosphere, and effects thereby 

 produced, 152, 153 ; will the material 

 shrink ? 154, 155. 



Vulcanization, process of extremely sim- 

 ple, 209. 



Vulcanizer, Childs', applied to the har- 

 dening of India-rubber, 199, 200 ; its 

 general application, 202, 203. 



Vulcanizing, an improved flask for, 361. 



Vulcanizing apparatus, exhibition and 

 description of, 159, 160. 



Vulcanizing machine, with dry heat, 

 treatise on, 207 et seq ; patented by 

 Mr. Patrick, 208 ; its utility, 211 ; 

 boiler for genei'ating steam, attached 

 to. 212. 



