St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-04-02
DENTAL IRREGULARITIES.

I DENTAL IRREGULARITIES.
ss1s laints ~ Deatist o. the csss - II.
/ fAsts' Teeth.
A mother. and especially . younG
mother. b probably the most interested
person when questions affecting ths
beauty Of her offspring. arisa She
speculates on the shape Of it, nose. itz
complexion, whether the eyes will ~.
main blue, or the ears unduly develop.
She spends hours twisting unnatural
curls In its hair, and tortures Il with
soap and sponge. and, having done
these thing4 believes there 10 nothing
left within her power TO enhance OF
preserve that portion Of beauty which
nature has intended should fall 70 the
wee toddler.
There is more. however. that the
mother should know-more easily
within the reach Of her interlerence
and Of far greater importance 70 the
after beauty Of the child than the points
upon which she usually bestoWs most
solicitude There Is something beyond
the mere appearance OF IN extreme
dental deformity, which makes it .
thing to b svoided To . sensitive
person the consciousness Of the defect
is ever present. destroying ease and
self.coafidence, and producing IN un-
natural movement Of the mouth in
talking. smiling and even eating.
Remedy. Of course, IL possible In .
great many cases II steps are taken
about or previous to the twenty-second
or twenty-third year Numerous cases.
however, are presented, which it II not
possible TO correct, and the unfortunate
ones must carry the deformity through
life-a mark. denoting perhaps. care
lessness, or. moro probably. ignorance.
Of proper means Of prevention on the
part Of parents.
In . great many cases the teeth take
care Of themselves-in fact We have
seen plenty Of people whose teeth
erupted perfectly without any outside
interference whatever, the temporary
set being cast of naturally. when the
proper time cams Bat this cannot Be
depended upon; indeed the majority Of
cases absolutely require care of some
sort to i7sure . perfect evenness.
II would be difficult thing for the
mother to rememb Der the name Of each
tooth and the date of its expected
eruption; but it might be possible for
her to carry q general idea in her mind
that would serve the purpose almost II
not quite - we'll.
One Of the first and simplest rules Is
that each temporary or milk tooth
should remain n place until its sue
cessor Is on the point Of coming
through. This can BE- ascertained by
feeling the gum both inside and out
side with the finger. The permanent
tooth, il about TO erupt, will be felt -
q hard lump very near the surface.
On the other hand, removal should
not be delayed much beyond the time
Of eruption of the permanent tooth, -
the latter requires the space occupied
by its predec .ssor.
II tho temporary teeth begin to decay
previous to this time, have . dentist
insert plastic filings. and thus keep
them along until the proper time arrives
for their removal t-.- I
Try and keep all the temporary
teeth in place until after the sixth year.
At about that time the first permanent
molar, or grinder" arrives, and pre-
vious removal Of teeth anterior to II
may decrease the length Of its erup-
ton, thereby causing . shortening OF
the face. Tho molar Is also liable to
come forward slightly, causing q
crowded condition in the region OF the
cuspid or eye-tooth. The protrusion Of
this tooth against the lip is avery COM
mon and uns;ghtly Disagreement II
may be caused by neglected removal
Of its corresponding temporary tooth
at the ago Of eleven. or earlier. or BY
tho coming forward Of the teeth be-
hind il previous to its eruption.
Perhaps the most hide ous of all dental
is that caused By ''thumb-
sucking" The upper front teeth. after
the ago Of seven, are, from this csusc.
often pressed outward 70 . remarkable
degree, changing tho whole facial ex-
preston. The habit can be best cor.
rected BY winding about the thumb or
finger q small bandage and smeariug
II with soap or other disagresable tast-
ing substance.
Ono class Of irregularities Is, to .
geeat degree. beyond the mothers con-
troll, viz: Where the child inherits the
small Jaw of one parent and tho large
teeth Of the other. In this case crowd
ing results simply from want Of room.
and can only be corrected after erup-
ton BY extraction and proper mechan-
Ical appliances Attempts 70 regulate
teeth in this manner are not always
successfal. as . great deal is depend
ant upon the tolerance OF patients and
the assistance which is expected Of
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