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ANIMAL DENTISTRY. 



the two hundred and thirty-second case was investigated, 

 showing that this tooth is not frequently decayed. 



Treatment: — (i) Removal of the tooth; and, (2), re- 

 moval of the opposing crown. Removal is the palpable duty 

 in dealing with the decayed tooth of the horse, but in the 



Fig. III. 



Fig. 112. 



Advanced Stage of Necrosis in a Superior Molar. 



A. The tooth, 



B. The table. 



I, I. The opening through which the tooth became infected. 



uncomplicated case removal is warranted only when it can 

 be accomplished in a simple manner (forcep extraction). 

 When a decayed molar produces no apparent inconvenience 

 and is too short to grasp firmly with the forceps, removal of 



