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ANIMAL DENTISTRY. 



l)iiccal mucosa which destroy its scnsibihty arc sufficient 

 injury to 1)C followed by this aberration of mastication. 



The treatment must vary with the cause. When due to 

 a dental disorder a cure is at hand by correcting the defect. 

 The cicatricial forms are incurable, but can be benefited 

 somewhat by thoroughly beveling the buccal border of the 

 superior molar arcade. The paralytic form is either curable 

 or incurable, according to the severity and duration of the 

 injur}'. 



