New mouth gag

✍ Scribed by Frederick W. Sydenham

• Book ID: 101727724
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1914
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 59 KB
• Volume: 2
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0007-1323
• DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800020622

✦ Synopsis

The illustration shows a mouth gag which has been made for me by Messrs.

Allen & Hanburys Ltd. It is specially adapted for ear and throat surgeons and for the dental profession, but can be used in all cases where a gag is required. The improvements over existing ones are: The limbs of the cheek portion are-long, the joint being set well back-an essential in &y enucleation of the tonsils by Sluder's method. The ratchet method of opening gives great force, with a gradual yet rapid opening of the mouth, a desideratum when operating without an anesthetic. There