El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-08
STORE TEETH
NOT EFFICIENT.
Nature Never Intended for
Plates to Be Used; Brush
Teeth Up and Down.

Sixty per cent Of the diseases in the
country today are caused by pyorrhea,
directly resulting from improper care
Of the teeth and too much care cannot
be exercised in the care or the teeth.
Or. j. Brownwen Rodgers. of the de-
partment of research of the pyorrho-
eide clinic Of New York city, told FL
Pasoans Monday night in an fnstruc-
tive lecture at the Trinity Methodist
church. The lecture was illustrated by
stereopticon slides showing the va
rious stages Of the disease and the
manner in which it may be treated and
prevented as diagnosed by the most
prominent dentists Of the country.
One Set Of Teeth.
Mature intended that you should use
your own teeth to chew YOUR food as
long as you live and a set Of false
teeth, which must be used following
the results OF case of pyOrrhea is not
as efficient" said DIR. Rodgers zone
prominent dentist Of New York city
figured 1t out that a set Of false teeth
were, on an average, from Is to Ito
as efficient i'm the chewing, Of food
as natural teet- In every mouth there
is a certain number Of germs and. in
fact, no mouth is free from them, which
may at any moment develop a severe
case Of pyorrhea.
Clean Teeth Wen.
zone OF the greatest dangers and
one that should be guarded against is
to allow particles Of food to accounts
late between the teeth" declared DR..
Rodgers. I'm a short time the particle
begins to decompOse, and as It does
begin to decompose it comes into con-
tact with the fine tissues of the gums.
which i'm time become inflamed and
then it is only a matter Of time until
the whole jawbone is destroyed unless
preventive measures are taken.
Brush Up and Down.
"The teeth should be cleaned thor
oughly at least three times a day with
n steriliZed brush and some good kind
Of powder. Very few people really I'M
derstand how to use a tooth brush and
consequently destroy the enamel on the
teeth The proper manner is to draw
the brush up and down the teeth care
fully and not TO just rub the fibers
across them as many people believe.
The brush should be sterilized by boil
ing water daily and, after the teeth
are cleaned each time, the mouth should
be rinsed out by water into which a
small amount Of salt has been placed,
and which has the effect Of cleaning
the mouth and teeth thoroughly.
Go To Dentist.
Every person should go to the fam
lily dentist at least once a month and
have all deposits cleaned off the teeth.
There have been cases come to the
clinic in New York city of people who
declare that particles Of their teeth
have been broken off, after they have
been cleaned. This accumulation on the
teeth produces bacteria and then later
typhoid or some other disease caused
by the teeth coming into contact with
unclean food"
Questions Asked.
Following the lecture and the show
ing of the stereOpticon slides DR.. Rod
gers answered number Of questions
asked by persons in the audiences con-
corning the care Of the teeth PyOr-
rohea. he stated could be prevented by
careful attention to the teeth, and could
he cured when in the earlier stages, |
but after the first few months it is
practically incurable.