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to all the irritating influences attendant upon the 

 removal of the temporary, and the appearance and 

 development of the permanent teeth. There also is 

 usually a space of greater or less width between the 

 third (temporary) and fourth molars, affording 

 lodgment for foreign substances. 

 TREATMENT. 



If the disease exists to any considerable extent it 

 will be necessary to effect the removal of the affected 

 FIG. 25. 



EXTRACTING FORCEPS (SIDE VIEW.) 



teeth. If the disease is limited and the cavity small, 

 the tooth may be filled, if located so that it is acces- 

 sible. The incisors, canine and first three molars, 

 can usually be reached with sufficient ease to effect a 

 filling of the cavity. The subject of filling will be 

 treated in a separate chapter. 



