The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-06-20
A SHORT TALK ON TEETH.


l From my experience dating back
for sixteen years, find the subjec,
iof the human teeth is constantly be-
ling overlooked especially among the
older generations Hygiene Is
taught in your schools and yet oral
hygiene is practically an unknown
Quantity. | find the student knows
but little of practical hygenic condi-
lions, they may have a remote idea
lwl a house should not be built in
amp or why water that is contain
ina d by dead animal matter should
not be used for drinking purposes.
But as to oral cleanliness there is
but very little taught.
1t is well known fact that every
thing we eat goes to the stomach.
1t is also fact that the first pro-
cess of digestion takes place in the
mouth by the action of the saliva
upon food.
1t is therefore necessary to have
the mouth clean, the teeth in, such
condition to assist in properly mas
Sicating the food.
! AS a rule very little care is TAX.
EN- of the baby teeth. They should be
cared for especially for two reasons
First. cleanliness. Second, to pre-.
serve the contour of the mouth and
assist in perfect formation of the
permanent teeth.
| The first permanent tooth comes at
! the age of six years, which is the
first moler or double tooth. Next
comes the central teeth from the
seventh to ninth year, the lateral
from the eighth to tenth year, the bi.
lcuspids from tenth to twelfth. Gus
pids, or eye teeth, twelfth to thir.
teenth year, second moler, twelfth
year, third moler or wisdom tooth
from eighteen to forty.five.
The first moler Is the one that
needs the most careful attention.
The Diseases OF the Hard Dental
Structure.
l. Dental Carus. This disease is
the gradual softening of the tooth
substance. There are two causes
First, predisposing or hereditary
second, by excitation, by exciting we
mean fermentation of food products
which lodge between the teeth cans.
ing a softening of enamel
Also any injury of the teeth, such
as cracking nuts, picking the teeth
with a pin, bruises on the face. etc
q Dental Erosion. This disease
is caused by too much acid in sys.
tenn
Diseases of the Gums.
l. Hypertrophy. This is an ex.
cesslVe growth of normal tissue The
gums may at times grow to such an
extent that almost cover the teeth
Cause. Lack of care and cleanliness
of the patient.
z Pyorrhoea Alyeolaris. This term
is applied to the breaking down of
the alvealar walls. Cause. The col.
lection of tartar on roots of teeth
also a formation of puss about the
roots causing separation. These
puss gums have a softening effect
upon the tissue, causing it to stun
away.
When this disease once becomes
deep seated the chances to effect n
cure are very slim.
some young men claim to be able
TO cure it. sincerely hope thew
can. | cannot.
treatment OF hard dentine. When
tooth has once started to decay IL
means one of two things Extract the
tooth or repair the damage in such a
way the decay will be stopped. II al.
lowed to go too long it means re.
moval of nerve. This operation Is
not always successful Some claim IL
Others know better.
Moral,-Treat the mouth as kindly
as you do the rest of your body. Keen
i clean. If the teeth need repairing
go to a dentist that you have reason
70 believe knows his business. n
he dentists in your own town do
not suit you, find one that does
Above all things, do not neglect the
.eeth.
c. NJ. HART, D. d. S.
Spanish Fork.