Removal of the entire lower jaw.

  • Wood, James R. (James Rushmore), 1816-1882.
Date:
[1857?]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Removal of the entire lower jaw. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    jaw. She says that the bone was removed to the middle of the chin at one operation. It commenced from having a tooth pulled; the dentist tore up a long strip of flesh, about the length of the index finger, attached to a piece of the bone. She entered the factory the next day; and from this date the disease commenced. A part of the stump is left. She had no disease previous to losing the tooth. She is under the treatment of Dr. Ware. An incision has been made at the articulation in a crucial form; the parts appear much de- formed. This patient is now well, and pursues her avocation at the same factory, while her sister is still sick. Case 5.—Catherine Brivogel, German; poor, single ; aged 19 when disease commenced ; it lasted for three years. Her occupation was that of dipper, which she followed nineteen months—daring all this time her mouth was sore ; she left at the end of nineteen months, and returned acrain in six months; ventilation of the factory was bad; in her case both jaws are involved ; about half of left side of upper, and nearly same on lower, of the right side. The disease began in the upper jaw, about the first molar; she removed, herself, about half of the upper jaw, with the floor of the antrum still in situ—this piece she still keeps and exhibits; it has one tooth, the last molar, still remaining. She exhibits, also, thirteen teeth which she had extracted, and which were otherwise perfectly sound. The disease commenced from fracture of the jaw, while having a tooth extracted ; there was pain in the jaw, but no disease previous to losing her teeth. She has been under the treatment of various physi- cians, among whom was Dr. Ware. She is now well, and has four teeth in the remaining portion of the lower jaw. Case 6.—Mrs. Heilman, German ; aged 25 ; when between seventeen and eighteen years of age, the disease commenced, and lasted eighteen months. She was engaged in filling boxes from the time she was a little girl. Her lower j awT was involv- ed upon the left side, from the first canine tooth to the last molar. The disease began from a fracture of the jaw, while having a tooth extracted—-she had it removed because it was