CONTENTS. 



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Preface ix 



Introduction 13 



Chapter I : 18-43 



Nomenclature of Teeth 18 



Divisions of a Tooth 19 



Structures of the Teeth 20 



Chapter II 44-67 



Evolution of the Teeth 44 



Embryonic Evolution 44 



Evolution of the Temporary Teeth 49 



Evolution of the Permanent Teeth 58 



Chapter III 68-126 



Retrogression of the Temporary Teeth 68 



Retrogression of the Permanent Teeth 68 



Determination of Age 74 



Routine of Examination of a Horse's Mouth to Determine Age 113 



Anomalies of the Teeth, Natural and Artificial 117 



Chapter IV 127-132 



Function -of the Teeth 127 



Chapter V 133-151 



Dental Diagnosis 133 



Dental Instruments— Their Uses 135 



Restraint ■ 148 



Chapter VI 152-256 



Diseases and Irregularities of the Teeth 152 



Necrosis of the Teeth of Herbivora 152 



Caries 172 



Abnormal Eruptions of the Teeth 175 



Dental Cysts 177 



Odontomata 178 



Brachygnathism 179 



Prognathism 1°1 



Parvignathism 1^^ 



Projections on First Superior and Sixth Inferior Molars 184 



Projections on the Superior Corners 185 



Acquired Elongations of the Molars 185 



Enamel Points l^'' 



Wolf Teeth 202 



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