A system of dental surgery / by John Tomes...with two hundred and seven illustrations.

  • Tomes, John, 1815-1895.
Date:
1859
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A system of dental surgery / by John Tomes...with two hundred and seven illustrations. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the inferior border of the jaw. At the junction of the two halves each portion is expanded, forming on the anterior surface a vertical process, which extends from the alveolar to the inferior margin of the maxilla, the greatest prominence being attained in the middle part of its course. (Fig. 4.) Fig. 3. (■) The position of the zygomatic process has been already noticed, but the general characters of the alveoli remain to be described. In the upper jaw the inner alveolar ridge descends but little below the level of the hard palate, although (he (') The upper jaw of a nine-months' fectus, the soft parts having been removed, showing the outer surface of the alveolar processes, a, the de- pressed portion corresponding to the position of the lateral incisor. (2) The lower jaw of a nine-months' fectus, showing the relative size and position of the several parts of tlie boue at this age.