Charlevoix county herald., 1916-04-22
HOW DEATH Turks IN TEETH

ROW DER ~ t.ORkS IN EE ~
1t is an unrefuted fact that the gen.
eral health depends largely upon the
condition of the teeth and oval cavity.
Almost any systemic disorder, such as
stomach and intestinal trouble, amaze.
mia and other blood disorders, dis
eases of the joints, heart and nerve
affections, neutTitis and neuralgia can
arise from their neglect. Even appen-
dictis, impaired mentality, insomnia,
melancholia and seizures Stimulating
epilepsy have been tracable to PERM
cious root assesses of the teeth which
were not revealed by local pain, did
not respond to pressure, the applica
ton of heat or cold and in most in.
stances were absolutely unsupported
by the sufferer. These maladies, as
Or. Alonzo Milton Nodine, an eminent
dental surgeon, says, have been re-
lieved and frequently cured when the
dentist has discovered root ASSESSES,
persistent irritation in or about the
teeth and jaws, or removed impact
ed teeth and hidden roots and unhy.
gienic and irritating crowns, bridge
work, plates and Filings and correct
ed warped and contracted dental arch
es.'
And how, one asks can an absess at
the root of tooth cause disorders in
remote parts of the body? Generally,
alveolar ASSESSES, as these concealed
root ahcaccac GRO co1Iod oro fOrn,a1
on teeth which have been treated by
the dentist. Usally the root canal has
not been thoroughly filled, possibly
due to a crooked root, from which it
was impossible to extract all OF the
dead nerve, the remaining portion Of
which in short time decays. There
being no outlet, the pus works inward
through the root OF the tooth, an alb
scess forms at the apex in the bone
tissue in which the teeth are set, and
in advanced cases causes necrosis, or
destruction of the bone tissue.
If the abscess causes no pain and is
not otherwise suspected ii is only dis
coverable my means of the X-ray.
Taking a roentgenogram of the teeth
is a simple matter and is not accom-
panied with pain or any disagreeabfe
feeling, and the picture is taken in
about five seconds.
The work of dental surgeons of the
American Red Cross in the great war
abroad has attracted world wide at.
tention. Wounded soldiers brought to
the American hospitals recovered
more quickly and were better able to
resume their places in the ranks thar
those traeted by any other branch Of
medical service. Investigation reveal
ed that this was attributable to the
fact that every wounded soldier was
not only treated for his injury but was
also given a thorough dental examina.
tion and treatment when necessary.
Hundreds of men were brought from
the trenches suffering from no wounds
but from rheumatism, heart trouble,
nervous shock, general debility and
other affections. A very large per
Centage of these were cured by treat.
ment of the teeth
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ing symptoms could be given but
these are sufficient to show the ma
ture and extent of disturbances caus-
ed by an unsupported condition OF
the teeth. This does not imply, how
ever, that all systemic disorders which
do not respond to medical treatment
are directly traceable to an unhealthy
condition of the oral cavity, but in the
opinion of f. X. Roam, M. d., ID. ID. s,
of New York, shows conclusively the
value of cooperation between physi-
clan and dentist.-From Leslies.