Injuries and diseases of the jaws : the Jacksonian prize essay of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 1867 / by Christopher Heath.

  • Heath, Christopher, 1835-1905.
Date:
1884
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Credit: Injuries and diseases of the jaws : the Jacksonian prize essay of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 1867 / by Christopher Heath. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library at Columbia University and Columbia University Libraries/Information Services, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the the Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library at Columbia University and Columbia University.

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    be high enough to give the lower lip room to go well up. The wiugs for each side of the jaw are in one piece, and the Fig. 23. parts within the mouth pass back in tlie line of tlic upper j^uni. Tlu'V ai'e thinned down and ])iercod with lioles, that the rubber in wliicli tluiy are imbedded may lndd them tirmly. The tape strings pass from the cap inside and under the upper wings, then up between them and the tape lacings (tig. 23) which keep the strings from slipping, to the cap whence they started. The mental band passes up between the sides of the lower jaw and the wings, where it is tied by the strings, which pass through the holes. The band is cut off to show this ; but when worn it should be turned down on the outside and pinned just below the wings. The neck strap should be sewed to the mental band on one side and pinned on the other, and worn tight enough to keep the band from slipping forward over the chin. The jaw and splint are supported by the cap in front of its centre. This is counterbalanced by the elastic strap which passes from the back of the cap down around a non- elastic, and much heavier, strap, extending across and fastened to the shoulders by elastic ends. The balance strap returns to the cap, and is buckled tight enough to hold the jaw up. At night it may be slackened to do this with