The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-17
Saving the Teeth.

Before we consider a system calculated
to increase the resistance OF teeth to de-
cay, it will be more profitable TO the
reader to explain the most approved
methods to be employed to save and
prevent the decay of natural teeth. Apart
from their structure, an important point
to be carefully guarded against is the
prevention of any accumulation OF for
eign substances upon or around the
teeth,
ANY acid, like vinegar, will dissolve
the lime of the teeth and destroy their
solidity. Vegetables and animal food
remaining between the teeth will, after
while. become an acid OF more or less
strength which will prove most injurious
to the teeth
Teeth should be cleaned as much as
four times day, after each meal and
just before going to bed More people
lose their teeth from this neglect than
from any other cause.
Children and others frequently eat
lines and lemons with as much pleasure
as one would have in eating very sweet
Florida orange. 1t would be difficult TO
induce such persons to hold in their
mouths diluted sulphuric or nitric acid,
vet they will take very strong citrie acid
found in fruit with apparent relish.
There are some sorts of apples that
have large amount of acetic acid which
is quite destructive to the teeth. One
who loves apples can indulge in such
fruit If he will thoroughly clean his
teeth Immediately after eating. Mothers
should personally see that their children
clean their teeth thoroughly and regular
". Children do not realize the great
Importance OF such procedure and are
very liable to shirk their duty in this
matter. The rule among the little folks
is to slight such an operation.
There are but few persons who know
how to easily and perfectly clean their
teeth. Ten persons out OF II swing the
brush across the visible diameter of the
teeth. or at right angles with their per-
pendicular plane. II this is done with
stiff brush for a series OF months the
operators will surely cut burrows on
the lip or cheek side of the teeth and do
them great injury. No matter how
hard ones teeth may be, this result will
sooner or later follow such method of
using the tooth brush.
The proper way TO brush and clean
the teeth is to brush from the gums
downward, for the upper teeth. and from
the gums upward for the inferior or low
err teeth. BY this method the bristles go
between the teeth, touching their approx
mating surfaces as wall as cleaning the
front and sides of The teeth.
1t is not less important to brush down
ward on the palatine-roof surface of the
upper teeth. and upward on the lingual-
tongue side of the lower teeth, that is to
saw. brush the inside OF the teeth more
carefully. if anything, than the outside.
Do not brush and clean the teeth for the
sole purpose of making them look bright,
clean and pretty, but to keep foreign
substances from producing carries, or,
palmer still eating holes into the teeth
and exposing highly sensitive tissue,
the pulp or nerve Clean the grinding
surfaces Of the teeth with the same in
terested care. If economy Is wealth,
this is one plain road to that condition.
Nav. more, while one saves dental bills
he saves. what IS infinitely Of more
value. his teeth. II is not contended that
there is no necessity to consult the fam
ilv dentist. This should be done much
more frequently than it Is. A small cav
itv arrested in decay Is much better than
10 have a large decayed spot to ill, or
the ultimate loss Of the tooth. But the
highest art in dentistry i to prevent the
formation Of cavities and not to ill them.
The experimenting surfaces, Or the
sides Of the teeth that touch each other.
are very important places to be guarded
from foreign accommodations. Do not use
pins. needles. metallic toothpicks OF any
hard substance. or anything a. yielding
a. niece Of hard wood. like silver
beerh oak or walnut, but q thin goose
ouiu soft Eastwood picks. o. broomuorn-
Frseavor 10 cause the toothpick 70 rub
AGAINST the side Of each tooth % that