Excerpt from On Deformities of the Mouth: Congenital and Acquired, With Their Mechanical TreatmentIn reference to the account of bases, treated by mechanical means, of loss of parts arising from accidental causes, I feel some explanation is necessary. The novelty in these instances does not consist so much in the general line of treat ment adopted, as in the fact that where elastic rubber has been used it has been adapted in metallic moulds, made expressly for each case, to the outline of the deficiency which it was intended to supply, the facility with which this can be done being considerably increased since the first manufacture of elastic rubber in this country, about eighteen months since, so pure and so care fully prepared as to be suitable for dental purposes. Before this date we were dependent on America for our supply.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.