Excerpt from Irregularities of the Teeth: And Their Treatment IN the preparation of the second edition of his work the author has aimed to add such matter as may make it more complete without altering the general plan'. Some of the chap ters contained in this edition appeared in the Dental Cosmos of 1888 - 89. A historical sketch of theories has been prepared which itis hoped will interest the student, inasmuch as it gives him a fair knowledge of the rise and progress of theories regarding the causes of irregularities, from which it will be seen that many theories supposed by the majority of practitioners to be of comparatively recent date are among the first advanced. 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.