84 VETERINARY DENTAL SURGERY. 



even if I first extract the diseased teeth with the 

 forceps." 



Tumors may make their appearance on the gums 

 or exostoses on the roots, as a result of decayed 

 teeth. A diseased condition of the alveolar process 

 is occasionally produced by dead or carious teeth, as 

 also in extensive caries of the jaw bone. Inflamma- 

 tion of the mucous membrane of the mouth (some- 

 times giving rise to the condition termed Lampas), 

 is an exceedingly common result of diseased teeth. 

 This inflammation may become very extensive in- 

 volving the whole membrane of the mouth, ex- 

 tending to the throat, where it causes an irritable con- 

 dition giving rise to a more or less troublesome 

 cough. 



Just how far this inflammation may extend is diffi- 

 cult to say, for the mucous membrane of the mouth, 

 nasal chambers, sinuses, pharynx, larynx, oesophagus 

 and bronchial tubes are continuous, without any 

 definite line of demarcation. It does not seem prob- 

 able that a number of diseased teeth involving in 

 their disease (especially in young animals), all the 

 ramifications of the facial nerves, and the whole 

 mucous membrane of the mouth, could remain for 

 any considerable period without producing grave 

 results. 



Indigestion in the chronic and even acute forms 

 is frequently associated with carious teeth and 



