The temporary teeth, when about to be replaced by the permanent set, lose their fangs by gradual absorption of their substance. The crown, when thus left, having but little hold upon the gum, soon falls out. The manner in which the absorption of the dental tissues is effected has been described in a paper published in the “Philosophical Transactions,” in 1853. The subject is there mentioned in connection with the absorption of bone.

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1856
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