CHAPTER XVII 



DISEASES AND DISORDERS OF THE DIGESTIVE 

 TRACT 



The Teeth 

 During the cutting of the temporary teeth there is 

 usually a good deal of irritation arising therefrom, 

 but much more so when these are being replaced by 

 the permanent ones, and when distemper occurs at 

 this period the author is inclined to believe that this 

 source of irritation acts as a predisposing cause in 

 the development of convulsions. Entanglement of 

 the teeth occasionally happens during replacement, 

 or a tooth may become displaced through this cause. 

 The temporary tooth should be removed in order to 

 allow the permanent one to come into its place. 

 Sound teeth constitute an essential part of the 

 anatomy; irregularities and caries (decay), likewise 

 the deposition of salts upon the teeth, are the princi- 

 pal troubles, and must be dealt with accordingly. 



Foreign Bodies in the Throat 



At the back part of the mouth the pharynx forms 



the entrance to the oesophagus or gullet, and it 



occasionally happens that a bone, etc., gets fixed 



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