Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-11
DEATH Turks IN TEETH
Maladies Relieved and Frequently
Cured by Work of Dentists.

1t Is an unrefuted fact that the gem
eral health depends largely upon the con-
d1tion OF the teeth and oral cavity AL
most any systemic disorder such as
stomach and intestinal trouble, anaemia
and other blood disorders, diseases Of
the Joints, heart and nerve affections.
neuritis and neuralgia can arise from
their neglect Even appendicitis. impair
ed mentality insomnia melancholia and
seizures Stimulating epilepsy have been
traceable to pernicious root assesses
OF the teeth which we're not revealed
by local PAIN did not respond to pres
sure, the application of heat or cold
ana In most instances were absolutely
unsupported by the sufferer These
maladies, as DR.. Alonzo Milton Nodine,
an eminent dental surgeon. says. have
been relieved and frequently cured when
the dentist has discovered root absces-
scs, persistent irritation in or about the
teeth and jaws, or removed impacted
teeth and hidden roots and unhygienic
and irritating crowns, bridge-work,
plates and Filings and corrected warp
ed and contracted dental arches"
And how. one asks, can an abscess at
the root Of a tooth cause disorders in re-
mote parts of the body? Generally
alveolar assesses, as these concealed
root assesses are called, are formed on
teeth which have been treated by the
dentist Usually the root canal has not
been thoroughly filled, possibly due to a
crooked root, from which it was i'm
possible to extract all Of the dead nerve
the remaining portion of which in q
tt,,n hatp ~
let, the pus works inward through the
root Of the tooth. an abscess forms al
the apex in the bone tissue in which
the teeth are set. and in advanced cases
causes necrosis, or destruction of the
bone tissue.
II the abscess causes no pain and Il
not otherwise suspected It Is only dis
coverable by means Of the X-ray. TAX
ing a roentgenogram of the teeth is 9
simple matter and Is not accompanied
with pain or any disagreeable feeling
and the picture is taken in about fiv'
seconds.
The work of dental surgeons of tn
American Red Cross is the great wal
| abroad has attracted worldwide atten
ton. Wounded soldiers brought to tn
American hospitals recovered mor'
quickly and were better able to RESUME
| their places in the ranks than thos
treated by any other branch of tn
| medical service Investigation reveale,
| that this was attributable to the fac
that every wounded soldier was not onl.
treated for his injury but was also givel
| n thorough dental examination an
treatment when necessary. Hundred
of men were brought from the trenche
| suffering from no wounds but iron
| rheumatism, heart trouble. nervou
shock. general debility and other affec
tons. A very large percentage Of thes
were cured by treatment of the teeth
| Any number of instances with varyin
symptoms could be given. but these ar
| sufficient to show the nature and AZ
tent Of disturbances caused by an un
suspected condition of the teeth. Thi
does not imply. however, that all sys
| temic disorders which do not respond I
medical treatment are directly traceabl
| to an unhealthy condition Of the ora
| cavity. but in the opinion Of F. X. Rean
NJ D., d. DIS, of New York, shows con
clusively the value of cooperation be
tween physician and dentist.-Kathlee
| Hills in I,eslie'S