Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-06-25
THE TEETH
From tho Time The First Two
Make Their Appearance
They Require Constant
Attention.

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they require constant attention.
When the teeth first emerge from
the gums, they are like little pearls
both sound and white, but they
will not long remain so if neglect
ed. Wash the child's mouth care.
fully, and be sure there are no
particles of food lodged in the
soft tissues Of the cheeks and lips
and around the necks of the teeth
at the gum. Food allowed to re.
main in the mouth around the
teeth soon ferments and causes
decay. The mother should wrap
a solt piece of cloth around the
finger and rub the teeth gently,
when they are first erupted they
have but little root as the root of
the tooth grows, the sockets are
built up around them and hold
them firmly, at which times more
force can be used in cleaning them
When the first eight or ten teeth
are in place, get a soft camers
hair tooth brush and begin that
regular, systematic brushing,
which alone will preserve them.
In using the brush always brush
from the gum to the cutting edge
of the teeth. If the brush is drawn
from the end of the teeth toward
the gum it has tendency to strip
the gum from their necks. 1t is
almost useless to draw the brush
crossways, as the bristles do not
dip down into the spaces between
the teeth where the food lodges
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most tenaciously. When the
motors appear brush them in the
same way, and on the ends as well
in order to remove food from the
tissues and depression seen on the
crowns. This method of thorough.
ly cleaning the teeth of children
should be done three times each
day and especially at night
should care be taken to remove all
trace of food, which if left in the
mouth over night is very deleter
ious to the teeth and the soft tbs
sues. 1t is we'll for children, af
ter they are old enough to be re.
CURED to rinse the mouth with
lime water after having eater
acid fruits. Children should bt
trained to sleep with the mouth
closed, otherwise the varying
temperature of the air circulating
around the teeth causes them tC
decay, makes the breath offensive
and is a great cause in producing
also irregular teeth. Of couri
the mother must care fer the ba
by's teeth herself, and after the
child grows older instruct it in tn,
use of the brush. We now com,
to consider the care of the teeth
in both the child and adult in
sickness. The directions thai
have been detailed for the care o
the teeth in infancy and childhood
will apply as well to the adult. Ii
selecting the brush for adults, til,
bristles should have q goot
springy stiffness. In sickness tn
, teeth need the most scrupulouI
attention, for at such times thu
secretions of the mouth are in
bad condition, and cling to then
with tenacy. The decay of teetl
which usually occurs after a lon
, illness, is usually attributed to tn
, medicine taken, which in reality
, is almost entirely due to the neg
, lect of the mouth Of the patient b
, the nurse. The teeth being apaI
9 of the body of course suffer
from lack of nutrition during Ion
, periods of sickness, so this mus
i, be reckoned as one of the cause
a Of decay afterwards.
These two lack of nutritio
q ana neglect III tne proper Drusl
j. ing and washing the teeth are tn
most active causes of the destruC
, ton of what was once a beautifr
q and perfect set of teeth, and nc
: as the patient often tells his der
, fist, "the strong medicines whic
the doctor gave" So don't blam
the medicines for what was pre-
duced by other causes. Person
, who are taking acid medicine
, as a tonic during Convalescenc
, should draw it through a straw Q
quill so as to prevent its comm
, in contact with the teeth; and ais