The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1904-07-22
CARE OF THE TEETH.

CARE OF THE TEETH.
"Her teeth light up her FACET This
was the comment made by man on
seeing for the first time a girl noted
for her good looks. "Without hel
brilliant teeth she would be positively
ugly"
Women spend too much time think
ing Of their hair, of their complexion
of their double chin and OF their othe,
physical peculiarities, and too little
worrying about their teeth.
The reason Tor this is not very fal
to seek.
1t is painful TO have the teeth re-
paired. Again, dental work is ex
pensive. The woman who gets he1
teeth put in shape by a cosmetic den
tist will have considerable bill tc
pay.
One cosmetic dentist in New York
was once sculptor. He studied in
Paris and succeeded in making some
nice bits of statuary.
But times were hard and money
was scarce. So, rather than starve
he took to dentistry. He aims te
make the teeth look as though they
had never been out of sorts. He tries
to make the patient pretty. :
70 this cosmetic dentist there went
a woman whose front teeth seemed
hopeless. There were gold filings al
top and sides and front. The teeth
were horribly dark and misshapen.
Madam" said the cosmetic den
tist, 81 am going to cut off your teeth
and give you crown teeth. They will
make you look young again"
He cut off the teeth, replaced them
with pretty white enamel crowns and
turned the woman out with a row o1
pearls, beautifully shaped and wholly
becoming to the face. The job cost a
lot of money, but it was worth every
cent. Similar results are within the
reach of other women who can afford
to pay the cost.
Some faces are spoiled because the
jaw is too narrow. When this hap.
pens in the case of child there are
varions ways to remedy it before it is
too late.
Gum chewing widens the jaw, and
for this reason it is recommended to
young children whose teeth seem in
clined to crowd. The child may be
to chew gum a couple of hours
a day. This exercises the jaw and
broadens it, making room for the
teeth. s
The old fashioned dentist merely
patched the teeth His idea was to
plug them up with gold, so that they
would not ache. He aimed to make
them useful, but when it came to
making them ornamental he was help.
less.
But the cosmetic dentist is different
He uses enamels and, he works, not
with an eye to utility alone, but so as
to make you pretty. The old fashion
ed dentist did not hesitate to put a
gold cap in the front of your mouth.
But the cosmetic dentist would never
disfigure you in this manner. ."
After the teeth have been put in or.
der, the thing is to keep them pretty.
Here is some advice on the subject:
"In the morning clean the teeth
with good tooth powder. Have a
brush which reaches every portion OF
The mouth. Let it be of moderately
,..n o.isil~s Anl use a great deal OF
powder on the teeth.
"Rinse the teeth with clear water
with little borax dissolved in the
water, and for this use a very sof,
brush. This should be followed by a
mouth rinse in boraic acid.
"The teeth should be rinsed after
each meal, and for this purpose there
is nothing pleasanter than a mouth
wash Of peppermint water. This per-
fumes the breath and is very refresh.
ing. Pour little of the essense Of
in glass of water and
rinse the mouth and throat with it,
"Once week the teeth should b.
cleaned with the finest pumice stone.
Take little of the very finely pow
dered pumice and place it on the tooth
brush. Brush the teeth lightly and
that, while pumice is good
in its way, it will take off the enamel
if used too vigorously.
"Just how much of the pumice to
use is a question of Judgment, but
women who lightly touch the teeth
with it once week are never in need
of having the teeth cleaned at the