The anatomy and pathology of the teeth / By C.F.W. Bödecker.

  • Bödecker, C. F. W. (Carl F. W.)
Date:
1894
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    The Anatomy and Pathology of the Teeth. CHAPTEE I. THE SUPERIOR MAXILLARY BONES. To the dental practitioner these bones, together with the lower jaw-bone, are the most important ones of the human body. They occupy the central region of the face, on either side of the nasal cavities, and each of them, in a normal condition, is mounted with eight teeth. In connection with the other facial and cranial bones, they constitute the frame-work of the upper and greater part of the face. Each superior maxillary contributes to the formation of the roof of the mouth; to the floor and outer walls of the nasal cavities, as well as to the floors of the orbits. Aside from the /xvi/y, which is somewhat cuboidal in shape, Ave distinguish four processes,—i.e., the malar, the nasal, the palatine, and the alveolar ]>rocess. The bodj^ of this bone con- tains a large cavity, the antrum of Wghmore, obviously for the purpose of minimizing the weight of the bone, and at the same time of increasing its proportionate strength. The external or facial surface (Fig. 1) shows above the incisor teeth a slight depression, called the incisive fossa. Outward from this is another depression, the canine fossa, which is deeper than the incisive, and separated from it by a vertical ridge, the canine eminence, corresponding to the socket of the canine or cuspid tooth. At the upper portion of the canine fossa we observe the infra-orhital foramen, through which pass the infra-orbital nerve and artery. The posterior or zygomatic surface is pierced by several aper- tures, the orifices of the j^osterior dental canals, for the transmis- sion of the posterior dental vessels and nerves. The lower part