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CHAPTER III.. Mastication, Insalivation, and Deglutition.

The Physiology of Digestion Considered With Relation to the Principles of Dietetics · Andrew Combe — chapter 3 of 26 · ~43 words · public domain

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MASTICATION, INSALIVATION, AND DEGLUTITION.

Mastication--The teeth--Teeth, being adapted to the kind of food, vary at different ages and in different animals--Teeth classed and described--Vitality of teeth and its advantages--Causes of disease in teeth--Means of protection--Insalivation and its uses--Gratification of taste in mastication--Deglutition, 40–57

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