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

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Accession Number 093269
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-06-21. TREATMENT OF MALOCCLUSION AT HQ 4 BASE SUB AREA BY DENTAL OFFICER, MAJ A.G. ROWELL; PATIENT, SGT W. T. O'CONNOR. ANTERIOR VIEW OF TEETH WITH NEW PU DENTURE INSERTED AFTER GRINDING OF NATURAL TEETH TO IMPROVE OCCLUSION. GENERAL IMPROVEMENT IN OCCLUSION WILL BE NOTED. THE PU DENTURE WAS CONSTRUCTED TO FIT OVER THE UPPER RIGHT CUSPID AND FIRST BICUSPID TEETH WHICH WERE RETAINED. AN ONLAY WAS USED TO PERFECT OCCLUSION IN THE BICUSPID REGION OF THE LEFT SIDE. PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN AT REQUEST OF DR. WORNER, VISITING AUSTRALIAN SCIENTIST.