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VETERINART DENTAL SURGERT. 



The punches used in driving out teeth are of 

 various sizes and shapes, but should always be large 

 enough to cover all the roots of the tooth on which 

 it is used. They may be made of hard wood, iron 



FIG. 51. 



Straight and Curved Punches and Curved Elevator, 

 or steel ; about six inches long and round or octag- 

 onal. The punches which I use are made of steel, 

 polished, and correspond in size with the trephines, 



FIG. 52. 



French Snap Forceps, for holding arteries, 

 which are four in number varying from five-eighth 



to one and one-fourth inches. These punches for 

 the most part are straight. Where the opening 

 with the trephine is made, as in Fig. 15, a curved 



