474 VETERINARY SURGICAL OPERATIONS 



brought inward. In the mouth a U-shaped incision is made 

 through the hard palate and periosteum following the line of 

 the gums. This loosening process must allow the denuded 

 margins to come together without tension, otherwise the 

 operation will fail. 



Third Step — Coaptation and Retention.— The margins 

 are now sutured from behind forward with a continuous cat- 

 gut suture. 



No after-care is required. 



