TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-06-21. TREATMENT OF MALOCCLUSION AT HQ 4 BASE SUB AREA BY DENTAL ...

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-06-21. TREATMENT OF MALOCCLUSION AT HQ 4 BASE SUB AREA BY DENTAL OFFICER, MAJOR A.G. ROWELL. ANTERIOR VIEW SHOWING PU AND PL DENTURES IN SITU. PATIENT, DRIVER R. MCCLURE, NOW HAS EDGE TO EDGE BITE IN ANTERIOR REGION AND FREE LATERAL EXCURSIONS FROM NORMAL CENTRIC OCCLUSION. CONSIDERABLE GRINDING OF NATURAL TEETH WAS NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE THIS RESULT. AS THE PATIENT CANNOT VOLUNTARILY SHOW HIS UPPER TEETH DURING LIP MOVEMENTS NO ADDITIONAL ANESTHETIC EFFECT COULD BE PRODUCED BY EXTRACTION OF UPPER TEETH AND INSERTION OF FULL DENTURE. ONLAYS WERE USED IN LOWER LEFT BICUSPID REGION TO ESTABLISH A CORRECT PLANE OF OCCLUSION. PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN AT REQUEST OF DR. WORNER, VISITING AUSTRALIAN SCIENTIST.