Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-10
CARE OF THE TEETH.

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| mouth can be had only by a thorough
cleansing with the brush night and
! morning, by rinsing the mouth after
evew meal with some antiseptic wash
and by the use of dental floss after
every meal SO as to remove any speck
of food tina may have lodged between
the teeth. If left in. this food sets up
fermentation through the heat of the
mouth and the poisonous. acid OF this
quickly attacks the enamel and pre-
pares the tooth. for the hole. Going to
bed with these food deposits in the
mouth is the origin of hollow teeth,
t%oothache, bad breath. a sour stomach,
a pallid complexion. etc. +
1t is not necessary to buy any ex-
pensive tooth powder or paste. for cas-
tile soap and precipitated chalk do the
cleansing thoroughly. while a little
warm lime water will do for the anti
septic wash. But great care must be
taken in choosing the toothbrush. for
if it, is too stin and large it will tear
the gums and injure the teeth. Have
you ever seen. the ridged teeth, those
lines straight across n sometimes
cutting through the delicate dentine?
Such teeth nave had the wrong brush
and the wrong sort Of brushing, when
should be downward from the upper
teeth and upward from the lower teeth.
The right brush must be decided hrst
by the sic Of the mSgsh, , ana ton .ne soft y
but strike a happy. medium. Never go
crosswise over the teeth with mat
back-and-forth idiocy which we all DO
when we are very young, 1os as shis
leaves all the foot particles between
them. When using the floss. cut on a
snip of about a finger length, hold the
ends with both hands and go down, TO
Immediately after eating-and three
times a week at least. coat the thread
thickly with powder and use 1t In the
same way. 1t is even possible to keep
around the tooth;neck night and morn
ing with an range stick cut in a sharp
point, using this sometimes with pow
der, and sometimes without.
Precipitated chalk packed about the
necks of the teeth every night upon
going to bed after the cleansing is
wonderfully corrective of the tendency
to rapid tartar formation for this alb
serbs the acids which create tartar.
And when there is little tendency to-
ward his condition and the teeth are
in good order otherwise. this
powder may alternate with the .9r1ttter
one needed On occasions for stains and
polish: 3,
Camphor ............. l ounce
Precipitated chalk ........... 8 ounces
Pulverized orris root...-...... 3 ounces
Crumble the camphor. and dissolve 1t
in a mortar with a few drops of alco-
hol: then d the other powders, mix
thoroughly and sift several times
through a fine sieve.
The use Of camphor in the mouth Is
very beneficial both to the teeth and
gums. 1t tends to destroy the germ
element. which to some extent
all mouths-those skeletons" as a
tartar. .. $500
Regarding washes, which are espe-
cially emcacious for keeping down the
nothing bbetter than peroxide of hydro
gen., one ~teaspoonful of which in half
a glass Of water provides a most re-
freshing wash. Any lotion with SAIL
said to stay the progress Of decay:
permanganate Of potash sweetens the
breath and stomach especially well.
and lime water Is the thing of things
default Of anything else. better a rims
| ing with salt and water after eating
than no rinsing. for all food extracts
in the saliva remain only to do harm.
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the teeth, bite OF thread or acquire the
habit Of eating hot things Immediately
after cold. or the reverse. for each and
all of these. things crack the enamel
and REP the teeth for decay.
Gluten. graham and corn bread are
also better for the health of the teeth
than white bread, warm drinks better
than hot or cold. and q little candy
better h a good deal.
So keep all of these things in mind
and see that the niche sacred to your
self in the bathroom holds these arti-
Giles: A toothbrush never too old. as
the ancient thing nags tho gums with
It's falling bristles. n 10. besides. In
adequate for cleansing and is full: OF
germs; toothpowder without too much
grit. q vial Of some antiseptic wash. the
dental floss. the orange sticks. and a
bottle OF tincture Of myrrh and some
druggists cotton for the gum imam
nations that sometimes come.
Use them all and keep in faithful
touch with the good dentist. For nj
teeth were intended to last q lifetime.
and there Is no charm more inviting in
woman than the one of perfect condi-
' ton here.