CANTO SECOND.
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ARGUMENT.
The first dentition, or the growth and progress of the milk teeth.—Operation of lancing the gums; fatal consequences of neglect, or of inefficient remedies.—The second dentition, or the formation and arrangement of the permanent teeth.—Extraction in case of interference, or mal-arrangement.—Distortion and deformity resulting from negligence.—Perfection of the material of which the teeth are composed.