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Fig. 9a. Wolf Tooth Forceps, for pulling Wolf Teeth (blind teeth). 



Fig. 9. Molar Extractors. 



Fig. 10. Handle for Molar Extractors and Cutters. 



on the sound teeth in front of the one to be pulled which will 

 >crve as a lever by which extra power can be obtained. If the 

 crown of the tooth is decayed so there is no hold for the forceps, 

 or if the tooth is implanted in the jaw too solid to be pulled, it 

 may be removed by trephining and punching it out. This opera- 

 tion is done by cutting the skin on the face and exposing the bone 

 over the roots of the teeth. Then .bore through the bone by 

 using the trephine (Fig. 3), and with a steel punch about three- 

 eighths size drive the tooth into the mouth. If colts fail to si KM! 

 their colt teeth, they should be pulled before they interfere with 

 the growth of the permanent teeth. 



