Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1911-07-29
HOW AND WHY TO
CARE FOR TEETH
c. II. MASTERSON, o. D. S., CON-
TRIBUTES VALUBLE PAPER
ON CARE OF TEETH


ing our faces and curling our hair when
going to some function, but our poor
TEETH, they are the last to be thought
of. We usually rush into the bath room.
give them couple of dabs with the
tooth brush and seem to think that is all
that is necessary
And | know people, personally, who
claim that they never owned a tooth
brush. What nasty, filthy, disease
carrying place their mouths must be.
Then, i'll few months or year, their
teeth become yellow and covered with
tartar. They begin to ache; we go to
the dentist, who informs us that our
teeth are filled with cavities and it
usually happens that the neglected teeth
always depart III the front first Then
MIR. Dentist chips and chisels our very
own tooth away until it is only splin-
ter, because there is nothing left but to
do so.
After that comes an artificial tooth as
a monument. showing where our poor
tooth used to be. Why" Just be
cause YOU did not take care of your poor
teeth in time. OF course | would rather
have nice porcelain false tooth in my
mouth in preference to decayed yellow
tooth But, my dear reader, if YOU will
take just little time YOU will have your
own teeth, perhaps, for life. Begin by
always washing them after each meal.
provided, you are not employed where
YOU can not make this practice. II
such is the case, have spool OF dental
floss in your pocket, break off a piece
and force it between the teeth, this
loosens the food that lodges between
them and causes them to decay. Then
rinse the mouth with tepid water.
For the person who can scrub their
teeth after each meal, | would advise
them to do SO, and use the dental floss
also. Always brush the teeth up and
down; then across the grinding surface,
as brushing them crosswise does not
loosen the food from between them.
Another thing to be careful of is the use
of too hot water or too cold, as il is liable
to crack the enamel, to say nothing of
the harm to your stomach II Won have
been careless in the past, better start
now, for no matter how pretty YOU are,
or how we'll dressed YOU may be, if your
teeth are unattractive when YOU smile.
your beauty is married.
And let me say to the husband, mother
or sweetheart before YOU venture to kiss
your loved ones. be sure your mouth is
clean and free from decayed teeth, as a
decayed tooth contains OVER 90 KINDS
or BACTERIA. Therefore, everytime
YOU kiss them YOU are endangering their
health To greater degree than YOU
would imagine. | have said many times
before that if Mother Nature has been
cruel to MS we can at least try to i'm
prove. Don't think that YOU can save
by letting your teeth go. See dentist
once in six months and have him clean
and look over your teeth. Then YOU do
the rest Look after them as You do
your curls and the nice face creams you
use on your face to improve your looks.
Use good powder or paste, and when
tartar has formed on the teeth remove 1t
at once with little pc gdered magnesia.
Moisten the tootl brush and dip on the
cake of magnesia, apply it to the teeth,
and if tartar still remains after the first
application, give them another the fol-
lowing day.
Spongy gums have bad effect on the
teeth 1t causes them To shrink away
from the teeth. Then they become loose
and fall out At the first sign OF spongi-
ness YOU should use an astringent mouth
wash which can he prescribed your den
list. The choice of a tooth brush should
he by no means little matter, as too
stiff brush irritates the gums. 1t
should be only fairly stiff, with the
bristles firm. See that it is kept sweet
and clean; give it a scalding once III
awhile, to which little borax or bi-car.
donate of soda is used in the water and
leave dry in the sun.
II the teeth are dark, brush them once
day in tepid water, to which liberal
amount of peroxide OF hydrogen has
been added, this will help to bleach
them