ANIMAL DENTISTRY. 



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must always be a determining factor in its value. The 

 dental defects which irritate or wound the buccal surfaces 

 under the pressure of the complicated riggings of harness 

 and saddle horses constitute an important feature of animal 

 dentistry. 



A summary of the exact scope of animal dentistry is as 

 follows : 



1st. The cutting and floating of the enamel points of the 

 horse and ox. 



2nd. The removal of projections which prevent perfect 

 apposition of the dental arcades of the horse, ox and hog. 



3rd. The treatment of secondary nasal catarrh resulting 

 from diseased teeth. 



4th. The extraction of all diseased teeth of all animals. 



Sth. The removal of tumors related to the teeth, in all 

 animals. 



6th. The treatment of stomatitis caused by the bit or by 

 dental projections. 



7th. The amelioration of driving defects resulting from 

 dental irregularities in the horse. 



Sth. The treatment of faulty eruptions of the perma- 

 nent or temporary dentures in the dog, the horse, the ox and 

 the cat. 



9th. Improving the appearance of the incisors of the 

 horse. 



When dentistry in animals is more generally recognized 

 as an important if not essential feature of animal therapeu- 

 tics, and when dental operations by reason of greater skill 

 are made easier, the veterinarian will then treat the art of 

 dentistry with the same dignity as the other branches of 

 surgery. One object of this volume is to popularize the art 

 of animal dentistry by describing easy methods of perform- 

 ing dental operations ; by drawing attention to the value and 

 necessity of dentistry, and by pointing out the advisability 



