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fusing if the shape of the infundibula is taken into account. 

 (5) Character of the food will hasten or retard the wear 

 of the teeth to a remarkable degree. Grazing, which re- 

 quires the use of the incisor teeth to detach the food, has a 



Fig. 81A. 

 Gouge. 



Fig. 81B. 

 Bishoping Drills. 



precocious influence, while stable feeding, which exacts but 

 little work from the incisors, retards the wear. 



Artificial anomalies refer to alterations in the appearance 

 of the incisor teeth by the use of instruments. Deviation 

 from the normal may result from: 



(i) Shortening of the crowns of the incisors, espe- 



