Abstract
Last October I was consulted by Mr. C., who gave the history of having been sandbagged the night before. The right side of his face and the parotid region presented evidence of serious contusion. The mouth was open and fixed, giving him the appearance of having a dislocation of the jaw. The incisors were separated about three-quarters of an inch, the posterior molars being in contact. There was no lateral displacement. On examination under an anesthetic, I found a fracture of the neck of the jaw. Crepitue was marked. There was apparently no displacement of the upper fragment. Reduction was effected very easily, the teeth coming into perfect articulation. A gutta-percha splint was molded to the jaw, and attached by tapes to a cap covering the head, making an apparatus similar to what is known as the French Dressing. No sooner had the influence of the anesthetic passed away than
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