Middletown transcript., 1917-06-02

air all the time. His habits and food
are very simple: no sauce, pastry and
confectionery to derange the stomach
and impair the general health. He
chews his food instead Of having the
roller process to grind it for him.
Decay from one tooth, if neglected,
NAV be communicated to adjoining
teeth. Frequent examinations by dem
tist can not be urged too strongly. No
one can tell when decay commenced
Hpon his own teeth. 1t may be quite
odt of sight and require strict search
to detect it, but it is none the less dan
gerous on that account. Cavities should
be filled as soon as discovered and the
mischief stopped at once.
The first motors on the grinding sur
face and the central incisors on the
sides nearest to each other, are the
points most liable to decay. But decay
may attack the teeth at any point. The
first motors are considered by the den
tist to be the most valuable teeth in the
mouth, yet are often mistaken for tenn
porary teeth, and are allowed to be ex-
tracted.
When an abscess has formed around
the roots of tooth, if no tube or fistual
has been formed, as is sometimes the
case, it becomes larger, finally bursting
the sack and spreading until the whole
side of the face is affected, becoming
greatly swollen. This is known as deep
seated liberation. This class of teeth
can be treated and saved The decayed
matter accumulating from decomposi-
ton of the teeth and food, which find
lodgment in the cavities, and the pus
arising from the gums and the sur
rounding parts which have become dis
eased being carried into the stomach
and circulated through the system, has
very depressing effect and many dis
eases of the system can be traced to
this cause. Food taken into the stomach
without being properly masticated can
not be properly digested.
Ill health is more often due to abuse
of the digestive system than to any
other cause. Improper food and irregu-
larity of meals are potent factors, but
no one thing has more to do with the
condition of the stomach and digestive
system than the condition Of the mouth
and teeth.
Unless the food is properly masticated,
and is finely chewed and well mixed with
the saliva, it enters the stomach in a
condition unfit for digestion. AS con-
sequence, the digestive organs are over
worked, and the body is not supplied
with proper nourishment. How i'm
portant it is, therefore, to take proper
care of the mouth and teeth. From an
ethical standpoint, no face is SO beauti-
full but that bad teeth will mar it, nor
is any face so homely that we'll preserved
teeth will not lend an aspect of refine
ment.
Irregularity of the teeth is condition
frequently seen and greatly to be de-
plored. Few people have any cohpre-
hension of the ability possessed by
mo lern dentist in correcting these alb
normal positions of the teeth. Thus
many grow to manhood and womanhood
whose faces have become deformed or
whose expression is unnatural or dis
pleasing. because they have no knowl-
edge of the improvement that could be
made by competent dentist.
The teeth may be defined as irregular
| where there is any departure from thelr
normal position, such as the malposi-
| ton of one or more teeth; tooth OF
| teeth inside or outside the regular line
| of arch; forward or backward of their
| natural position; or abnormally shaped,
twisted, turned, overlapping or super
numerary teeth.
The result of irregular teeth are that
! they mar the appearance of the individ
ual, interfere with clearness of speech,
| impair the ability to masticate the fooC
| ~ nd hu of
| crowded or abnormal position, afford
favorable lodgment for food particles
and thereby induce decay.
Improved appliance employed by
modern dentist enable them to move q
tooth or teeth in any desired direction,
either singly or all together.
Strengthening irregular teeth is done
gradually by pushing or pulling the
| teeth into their natural position.
| Before the baby has teeth the mother
is particular about cleansing the mouth
the gums and the tongue twice daily,
why does she do this that no particles
of milk are left in the mouth in which
bacteria will grow and cause her chile
to become sick.
Then how much more careful shoul(
all mothers be after the teeth appear
that the mouth and teeth are brushed
that no particles of food remain between
them to cause tooth decay, ill health
and pain for the child, and many trip
to the dentist.
1t is most important to care for tn,
first teeth, to prepare the way for thu
| second ones.
AS soon as the eigus incisor his ar
all in place, procure a soft bristle'
toothbrush, and begin that regular
systematic care, which alone will pre-
serve them. Upon the first sign Of pail
or discomfort, the child should be take
,, to the dentist, that any forming cavit
may receive the attention it demands
and, furthermore, that the operation
may be practically painless, featur
which is especially important, as it ma
terially aids in establishing that degre
of confidence between the dentist an
his little patient, which is so much to b
I desired, leave of tooth brush.
The tooth brush should be thorough
rinsed after each using, that no particle
= of food remain in the brush, they shoul
: be frequently soaked in strong solutio
= of boraX water or common baking soda
Constant use of the pacifier cause
more malformations of the jaw and aid
!. the growth of adnoids than any othe
! one thing. 1t is claimed by the medic
profession children whose parents hav
: thankingly used these pacifers for thei
: babies of yesterday, are to-day sendin
their children to the hospital for tn
!, surgical operation for their removal {
. adnoids, and to the dentist to straighte
their jaws and teeth.
WARREN S. P. COMBS, d. L. S.
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