Excerpt from The Dental Review, 1891, Vol. 5: Devoted to the Advancement of Dental Science The question, how the normal resorption of the milk-teeth takes place, and what is the function of the so-called giant-cells of Vir chow, or myeloplaxes of Robin, is in Close connection with the resorption of the bone-tissue, in which we see likewise giant-cells appear that destroy on one Side, what was newly formed on the other. To come therefore to a Clear idea of what is known about these peculiar cellular forms, it will first of all be necessary to give a short account of their history. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.