Excerpt from A Practical Treatise on Artificial Crown-and Bridge-Work The aim of tlir aiitlior in jircparin; this treatise is to siit)ly an admitted want in dental literature. Much that is new in dentisti vand much more that is, bmaiiv jiractitioiiers at least, oidy imperl ectly understood, is invohed in crownand bridge-work. Properly practiced it approaches a fine art; hut misapprehension of the princi les underlying it, lack of judgment in their application, a)id improper practice have conspired to preeiit its general acceptation by the )rotession, and it has in conse(uence been oidy partially indorsed or even wholly condemned when a better understan hng would liave insured its hearty approval. Still, its possibilities are seen to be so great that at )resent no other branch of dentistry more engages the attention of mictitioi Krs, and in no other is a livelier interest or a greater desire foireal information manifested. The subject is liere presented almost wholly from the practical stand-point, in the behef that the utility and esthetic advantages of crownand bridge-work may l)e thus more rea(hly made apparent to the practical men in dentistry. To this end (lie various methods described are classified in systems, and their treatment is made as concise as their importance will permit. Due credit is given where the methods and (kscriptions of others are used. Acknowledgment is gratefullj rendered to Drs. It. A. Parr, of New York City, E.Parmly Brown, of Flushing, N.Y., and M.II. Fletcher, of Cincinnati, for personal assistance. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.