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the glenoid cavity, little can be known of their 



special pathology. In the case of Mrs. , it 



being altogether an isolated one, the difficulty is 

 still greater. 



Although w^e cannot say what predisposed the 

 growth of the band, yet we have data to indi- 

 cate the cause which aggravated her condition, 

 inducing greater inconvenience, and destroying all 

 chances of effecting a cure — namely, the pressure 

 and force of the machine which had been used, 

 which, as a natural consequence, induced the now 

 stronger adhesion of the band and its intimate 

 connection with the cheek itself, from which it 

 had been for some years perfectly separated. 



That the present adhesion of the band with the 

 cheek is attributable to the cause indicated, he 

 (Dr. L.) had no doubt. 



At the conclusion of the paper. Dr. Levison 

 said, he had heard that very evening that the lady 

 was upon her travels, and would shortly be in 

 London ; and he should certainly make an effort 

 to induce her to see some of our most eminent 

 dentists, with a view of ascertaining if anything 

 could be done on her behalf, as at present her 

 existence was a misery. He exhibited the instru- 

 ment to which he had alluded in his paper ; and 

 said he knew of no society or tribunal to which he 

 should more confidently look for an opinion than 

 the Odontological Society, where the members 

 displayed, not only a knowledge of the anatomy 



