Principles and practice of filling teeth / by C.N. Johnson.

  • Johnson, Charles Nelson, 1860-1938.
Date:
1902
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Credit: Principles and practice of filling teeth / by C.N. Johnson. 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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    the standard forms of molar and bicuspid clamps mil do the major part of the work in the routine of office practice. Fig. 18. Fig. 19. Fig. 20. Cervical Clamps for Buccal, Labial, or Lingual Cavities. With the large range of service demanded of a cervical clamp and the intricate positions it is sometimes called upon to reach, it could scarcely be expected that any one form of clamp would advantageously cover all cases. Much improvement has been made in recent years in the development of the cervical clamp, and some of the more modern forms would seem to be as nearly universal as ingenuity can make them; but for the average practi- tioner it will be found best to have several varieties to meet all of the emergencies that may present. Some operators seem to have a special aptitude for one particular kind of clamp, and are ap- parently able to accomplish more with it than with any other; but for most men it will be necessary to have at least three or four forms to secure the best results. The forms here illustrated are not intended to include all of the serviceable clanips in the market, but with these in his case the