CAEIES OF THE TEETH. 511 



tion may extend into the mouth, the pus discharging itself 

 there, leaving an unhealthy sinus. 



The special symptoms of caries of the teeth may bd simmied 

 up, according to M. Bouley, in the following order : — 



1st. Eemarkahle foetor, which is peculiar to the disease, and 

 pervading the mouth and the secretions within it. 



2d. Flow of saliva from the mouth. 



3c?. Appearance of a hlack spot on the carious tooth, or of 

 a cavity varying in extent, according to the duration of the 

 disease. 



Ath. Sharp pain, indicated when a tooth h stmck by any 

 instniment 



5th. Swelling of the gums, redness, and pain around the 

 diseased tooth. 



6th. The accumulation of food about the diseased tooth, and 

 which, undergoing putiefaction, produces the most repulsive 

 emelL 



Ilk. In some cases the only symptom to be observed is that 

 the gum has receded from the diseased tooth slightly. 



By a careful examination of the mouth, the diseased tooth 

 can be detected by the fogtor, and by an accumulation of 

 decomposing food around it, and by an alteration in its general 

 appearance. The " speculum oris," of which a woodcut is here 



Fio. 139. 



inserted, is a very useful instrument for examining thVmouth 

 , of the horse. 



The treatment for diseased tooth is its removal, and this is 

 best effected by trephining the alveolua and punching the tooth 

 out. 



All the molarsrexcept the last, may be thus removed. ' There 

 may be some difficulty with the fifth, but the "last is so far 

 separated from the outer wall of the maxillary sinus, with its 

 fang extending obliquely upwards and backwards tov/'ardo t"3 



