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 Blunting the Left First Lower Molar. 



Place the right hand underneath the jaw, 

 with the thumb turned up on the left side of the 

 jaw, then pass the thumb into the mouth where 

 the lips connect, draw the lips back and work the 

 twelve-inch file on the teeth the same as you have 

 done on the others. 



The above method of blunting the teeth is 

 very simple, and it will require but very little 

 labor to do it. There are many other methods 

 which will serve the same purpose, but on ac- 

 count of being crowded for space, cannot here 

 state them. After you have finished floating the 

 jaw teeth and there happens to be a tooth pro- 

 jecting above the other molars, use your molar 

 cutter in this manner. For the left jaw guide the 

 cutter with the left hand over the table surface, 

 and after you reach the projecting tooth open 

 the cutter with your right hand, then adjust the 

 jaws over the bottom of the projecting tooth and 

 cut off the tooth -with all your force by pressing 

 both handles together. After cutting off the pro- 

 jecting tooth, smooth the edges of the molar with 

 the float. 



Projecting molars are caused by a vacant 

 jaw tooth on the opposite grinders, which gives 

 the projecting tooth a fair chance to grow. 

 Sometimes the food lies between the cheek and 

 molars, causing a ball to gather alongside of the 

 cheek, which the horse cannot get out on account 

 of the long tooth being in the tongue's way. 



Wolf Teeth. 



Wolf teeth are known to be very small teeth, 

 which project in from the upper jaw molars, and 



