The state herald., 1912-11-29
RIGHT CARE OF TEETH
MOST HIGHLY DESIRABLE POINT
OF BEAUTY.
Increasing Daily Attention and consci
entious Visits to the Dentist Are
Imperative If Good Looks Are
to Be Preserved.

gOOu, Urm Wnlte set OF teetn Is
more to be desired than rare string
of pearls. Unfortunately, all cannot
possess good teeth, but the few wom-
en- who have n perfectly good white
set of teeth should guard them as they
would the finest jewels. On good au-
thority, it may be stated that bad
stomach causes bad teeth, and IL the
stomach is not kept In good condition,
no matter how strong the teeth may
be, they cannot last.
Germs develop and live almost
everywhere. When there is one bad
tooth in the mouth, there is certain to
be germs. One bad tooth not taken
care of in time may lead to many Wis
its to the dentist and possibly the loss
of one or more teeth.
Some years back the dentist would
be visited once a year. later on twice
a year was considered sufficient, but
now four times or every three months
is deemed none too often to have the
dentist look your teeth over There
may be a tiny cavity, SO small. In fact,
that 1t is revealed only when the
dentist looks through his magnifying
glass. But that cavity attended to in
time will involve small cost. little
pain. and result in the preservation of
the tooth. Sometimes the dentists
examination may fail to reveal small
cavity way down near a root and If
YOU yourself do not find 1t soon 1t will
mean a good-sized filling when you
next visit the dentist. Therefore, If
longer than three months is allowed
to elapse between the visits to the
dentist 1t is easy to estimate the dam
age that may result to your teeth.
Much has been written and said con-
cerning the care of the teeth, and in
many instances the statements are ex-
treme. One of them-that the condi-
tion of the teeth depends wholly on
the care given them-is arbitrary and
untrue AS matter of cleanliness and
n means of aiding the preservation
and enhancing the beauty of the teeth
unceasing daily attention should be
bestowed upon them. but even under
these ministrations teeth will decay,
lose their color and become useless,
and II Is not unusual to see rows OF
strong. white, sound-looking teeth that
have never known brush or dentifrice
Unsound teeth are due to constitu-
tional defects, unless the teeth have
been abused by being made to serve as
nut-crackers or having some equally
abnormal task forced upon them.
Their color too. II dark. may result
from the use Of iron, as n mediGlse.
or from an acid condition of the stom-
ach. and all brushing. cleaning and
polishing that may be given them will
not restore them to their original
whiteness.
There are also teeth which are OF
waxen.whlte or yellow ivory tint. The
former have pearly. transparent edges.
indicating a delicate constitution and
like II are frail and doomed soon to
decay. The latter are strong and
generally belong to a person of vlgor-
Gus constitution. but no amount OF
brushing or securing will ever bleach
them TO whiteness that is not natural
TO them.
II is claimed by some that sweets
are injurious to the teeth, Pure cane
sugar candy or maple sugar will not
corrode the teeth. even II one partake
plenteously OF these sweets. The teeth
need work and exercise. and, II proper
ly used and not abused, whatever is
good for the stomach and can be prop
erly digested will not harm the teeth.
The real harm is done when crumbs
are left In the teeth, especially over
night Then acid accumulates and
slowly eats the enamel. and once
this occurs there will soon be
cavity
Never use toothpick OF any kind.
For removing the crumbs between the
teeth dental floss is better. II should
be drawn between the teeth after eat
ing and always before retiring at
night. II ls not necessary to use pow.
| der every day. but Il Is necessary to
bnish the teeth morning and night
/ with tepld water to which pinch or
two Of boraS has been added This
I sweetens the breath and keeps the
teeth clean. Two or three times n
week brush them with powder and
onue month give them general
cloIning with pulyerizcd pumlce. rims.
lnG the teeth thoroughly aftcrwnrd
A cleansing and refreshing tooth
powder may be made with the fol.
lowing ingredients:
Equal parts Of preclpltated chalk.
powdered orrls root, borax and pow.
derod CASTLE soap Weigh these In.
gredients. and, II half pound or
more. Ave cents worth OF oil OF winter.
green may be- added Then aift all
through several times. when not ~.
Ing. keep closely covered.
n tho practice OF rinsing the teeth
and month after eating were more
generally observed. tho teeth would
last longer and dentists bills would be-
fewer. Pour n pint OF boiling water
over a tablespoonful OF blcarbonate Of
soda. When cool In may be- used to