The tightening of loose teeth : some technical innovations / by Witkowski ; translated from the first German edition by Edgar Neumann and William M. Gabriel.

  • Witkowski.
Date:
1912
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Credit: The tightening of loose teeth : some technical innovations / by Witkowski ; translated from the first German edition by Edgar Neumann and William M. Gabriel. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    THE TIGHTENING OF LOOSE TEETH General Suggestions. Before undertaking the mechanical fixation of loose teeth, it may be advisable to clear up the etiology of loosening, and the condition of both the teeth and the underlying jaw. Such a mental picture is arrived at by radiography, by the induced current, and by the thorough examination of every individual tooth. Some confusion has been occasioned by reason of the fact that a multiplicity of causes have been put forward to account for the loosening of teeth, and since many authors have advocated principles no one of which is applicable to all the conditions and phenomena present. While, in removing an unsuitable crown, in shorten- ing an antagonist, and in correcting the bite, we recog- nize strain as being one of the factors in the etiology of loosening, there are cases where loosening may be due to either tartar or constitutional disease. Topical reagents should be applied and all calcareous l