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On the left is the cast of the original maxillary defect (1893) and the outline of the size of the obturator that Dr. Gibson crafted. The picture on the right shows a cast of the president's palate from 1897, showing that the defect had contracted over time. Photographs used with permission of the New York Academy of Medicine Archive.
