Excerpt from Transactions of the Odontological Society of Great Britain, 1885, Vol. 17 The subject which I have undertaken to bring before you tonight is one that is peculiarly interesting to us, for it gives the widest scope to that combination of manipulative skill and surgical knowledge which forms the ideal Of modern dentistry. The title Of this paper sufficiently disclaims any intention on my part Of attempting an elaborate thesis on the wide subject of fractures Of the maxillae. The production of the last edition of Mr. Heath's well-known book on Diseases Of the Jaw added much to a litera ture which was in some respects deficient: for, at the time that I undertook to write this paper, I knew Of no familiar work that contained a clear description Of Hammond's Splint, save the last edition Of Holmes' System, and even there I had been permitted, by the kindness Of Mr. W. H. A. Jacobson, to Supply some Of the details. There remains, perhaps, little I can bring before you to-night that is original or novel. 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.