Questions and answers embracing the curriculum of the dental student : divided into three parts / by Ferdinand J.S. Gorgas.

  • Gorgas, Ferdinand J. S. (Ferdinand James Samuel), 1835-1914.
Date:
1902, ©1901
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    Dentition. Q. What does the term '■'■Dentition imply ? A. The emergence of the teeth from the alveoli and gums, teething. Q. What is First Dentition ? A. The emergence of the Deciduous Teeth. Q. What is Second Dentition ? A. The emergence of the Permanent Teeth. Q. What is Third Dentition ? A. The emergence of teeth at an advanced age which do not belong to the 1st or ad dentitions, and which cannot be classed as malformed teeth, although the teeth of 3d dentition are often imperfectly developed. Q. Is Dentition naturally a pathological or a physiological process.'' A. A physiological process. Q. When may dentition be considered morbid or abnormal ? A. When it is performed with difficulty, and attended with serious and occasionally alarming effects. Q. What are the symptoms of a morbid or difficult dentition ? A. Skin hot, gums red and swollen; considerable fever; frequent diarrhoea; eruptions on head and face; ulcerations on lips, inside of cheeks, gums, and tongue ; itching of nose ; twitching of muscles, dis- turbed sleep ; general wakefulness; dilatation of pupils ; loss of appetite ; great thirst; irritability of temper ; convulsions; and, at times, death. (3. What are the average periods of Eruption of the Deciduous Teeth ? A. Central Incisors - - - - - 5 to 8 months. Lateral incisors - - - - - 7 to 10 First molars - - - - - -12 to 16 Canines - - - - - - 14 to 20 Second Molars - - - - - 20 to 36