The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-21
Talks ON Teeth
BY B. I. Rex, NJ. D., D. D. s.
PYORRHEA

The most dreaded disease Of the dem
tai profession is alvcoIar pyorrhea, COM
monty known as Riggs disease. Pyor-
rhca simply means n discharge Of pus,
suppuratlon, and alveoar pyorrhca, nat
urally, means a discharge OF pus from
the alvcolus.
1t usually begins with an uneasy SEN
sation in the gums and teeth. which soon
becomes painful. In the early stages of
the disease the margin of the gums pre-
sents decided inflammatory action and
bleed copiously from slight cause. AS
the disease progresses the Inflammation
extends deeper into the substance OF the
gum, whcih becomes greatly congested
with venous blood. swollen. and exhibits
a tendency 10 separate from the necks OF
the teeth, which give rise to the formation
Of small sacs filed with pus, The gums
fall away and in consequence the teeth
become loose and change their positions
There Is frequently separation and
front teeth. with thick, fetid discharge
about their necRs. which cause dis
agreeable taste and very offensive
breath. The gum at this stage of the
diesasc is of dark purple or liYid hue
ii may also become granular and covered
with funSous eNcrescences AT an ex-
treme stage of the disease, complete de-
structton OF the alveol! and OF a con-
siderable portion OF the gum occurs and
the teeth are held in place by a tough,
ligamentous attachment, which was for
merly the peridental membrane. The
roots OF the teeth become coated with
a layer of calculus, the gums continue to
recede. and the fall OF the entire dental
structure is threatened.
The cause OF this disease is local, such
as irritants in the nature OF salivary and
sansinary calculus. The profession is
divided in Its opinion as to the exact
origin of the disease. but my experience
leads me to believe that IT is local, be-
properly removed the disease disappears.
This is the disease, as has been said.
which dentists upon the whole have given
up as incurable. and yet I claim 10 be
rhea at my office every day. II is a
much more common disease that you
would think. The majority OF people who
are wearing sets of false teeth today
started in with pyorrhea. Had they
known of me they could have saved their
teeth. cured the gums and thus avoided
an artificial plate.
We can refer you to huudr reds of Dem
yer people whom we have cured OF pyor-
rhea Riggs disease), loose teeth. who
came to us because their dentists could
not cure them. and hundreds of people
for whom we have put in partial or fun
sets OF alveolar teeth-teeth without
people are well known and do not object
TO our referring to them, They are
proud OF the work, but might object to
oar publishing their names
We are general practitioners in dem
tistry.
In a majority OF our advertisements we
laY great stress on our great specially
the art OF putting missing teeth back into
the mouth, without using plates, by our
patented Alveoar Method.
The work Is so remarkable in Its char
acter that IL IL apt 10 oyershadow those
other cases which come to us-the simple
cases. -
We don't want the idea to obtain that
we are Alrcolar Specialists alone. We are
that, but something more--GENERAL
PRACTITIONERS OF THE FIRST
y dentist must needs have exceptional
ability to put In alveolar teeth, hence It
follows that in the simpler forms of
dental work these men will give their
patients results that will delight them
careful. sympathetic. scientific work in
each and every case, no matter how sim
pie the case may be.
Every appliance known is here to assist
nm IN getting results, and to make the
patient comfortable-and-
BACK OF 1T ALL is OUR GUARAN.
TEE AND TESTIMONIALS.
From some OF our patients who have had
the alveolar teeth placed in their laws
WE WANT TO SEND YOtT TO THEM
IhcN give the other side Of the alveoIar
story-the patients aide.
If you cannot come To our office send
tor J)r. RcNs book. "AlVeolar oentIsirv''
which explains the nethod In detail !
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