The Detroit times., 1914-04-10
Lack Of Hard Substances TO
Chew Produces Nal Occlu-
sion. Says DR.. Burke
BIG PUBLIC MEETING
FRIDAY EVENING
Gov. Ferris and Other Notables
To Discuss Relation Of Care
Of Teeth to Public Health

Ds. George r. Burke, addressing the
Michigan state Dental society In III
annual meeting In the Hotel fuller
Friday morning, declared mal-occlu'
sion Of the teeth-thAt IL, = failure Of
tie grinding or cutting surfaces to
come together In such way ~ "a
do their complete duty--often comes
from improper diet.
"4al-f0rmed gums. narrow arches
are symptoms Of m artificial. over
civilised mode Of Mfe," he said. They
come from = diet something like this;
Breakfast; bread and milk. or por'
ridge, milk coffee or cocoa, eggs
bread and butter. Dinner: Potatoes
and gravy, or meat. milk, pudding.
Tea: Nilk or toast with bread and
butter, jam or cake.
Food Of this kind does not invite
nnastication." he continued. Thus
we have inactivity Of the masticat'
Ing apparatus. resulting In faulty de-
velopment Of the arches.
''The toothbrush. tooth-powder and
visits to the dentist are considered
snpernu0us and unnecessary by ma
Jo-ity Of pe6ple. Mal-occlusion means
nsal-nutTition and arrested develop
ment. AdenOids have been given 80
much attention. lately. that only the
very ignorant are unaware of their
effects: but little h known Of the dis.
astrcus effects OF mal-occlusion on the
health"
Dr.. Burke declared that prehistoric
men had welcomed arches because
OF their habit OF chewing hard and
tol gh substances.
Modern methods of preparing
food for the table require II to be
SOFT" he said. 1T IL q yensible moth
or who provides crusts of bread for
her child.
"Mal-occlusion. because II destroys
comeliness. produces mental depres-
sion, due to the knowledge In the sub
ject of his lack Of good looks"
Several stereopticon pictures were
shown. many OF them taken In the
Newberry school clinic and that Of
the board Of health. showing children
and young men and women suffering
from mal-occlusion. Pictures showing
the good results OF treatment were
also exhibited.
DR.. Charles F. Ash. OF New York.
and DR.. Karl q. Knoche. OF Chicago,
discussed technical subjects. The az
tsrnO0n was devoted to clinics.
Friday evening. an important pub
lie meeting will be held In the board
of commerce building. which IL open
10 everyone. Gov. Ferris will speak
Oh The duty Of the state towards
mouth hygiene Dean Victor c.
Vaughan. president-elsct OF the Amer
lean Medical association. will dfscuss
Mouth conditions. and their relations
10 public health" Supt. Charles r.
Chadsey. Of the Detroit schools. will
speak on The attitude of education
towards mouth hygiene In the public
schools" Health Ohicer Price will
ds3cuse THE status of mouth hygiene
In preventive medicine" DR.. Charles
ri Oakman. president of the Detroit
board Of health, will have as his
topic what Detroit Ia doing I'm mouth
hygiene" and DR.. w. A. White, lee.
: tnrer on oral hygiene for the New
York state board of health, will tell
what has been done for oral hygiene
ir the schools of that state.
Thursday evening. the society
pledged $4,000 for research work.
which will probably be conducted in
the dental department Of the Univers-
ity OF Michigan.