98 CANr.XE AiXD FELIX E SURGERY 



Operation. — Secure the patient in the abdominal position, 

 shave and cleanse around the wound, anaesthetize with 

 chloroform, and instruct an assistant to steady the head 

 whilst the operator takes a firm grip of the jaw in one hand 

 and applies the molar forceps with the other. The points of 

 the latter are pushed well up under the gums in order to get 

 a good grip, the tooth is loosened by a twist of the wrist and 

 extracted whole. Badly fitting forceps or a slip may cause 

 the tooth to break ; the fangs must be extracted if possible, 



Fig. 69. — The Usual Situation of the Discharge. 



although, so long as there is a communication large enough 

 to admit a probe between the antrum and the mouth, the 

 result is generally satisfactory. 



After extraction a probe is passed through from above to 

 below, and a good dependent orifice made. When the patient 

 has recovered from the anaesthetic, the wound is thoroughly 

 syringed from above to below with some antiseptic solution, 

 and as a rule no further treatment is required. In some 

 cases it is \\ise to use the syringe two or three times a day 



