Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-09

HOW DEATH Turks IN TEETH

il is an unrefuted fact that The gen.
eral health depends largely upon TIE
condition OF the teeth and oval cavity.
Almost any systemic disorder, sucn as
stomach and intestinal trouble, amaze
mia and other blood disorders, dis
eases OF the joints. heart and nerve
affections, neu,Fitis and neuralgia can
srise from their neglect. Even appeD'
dioitis, 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, ole
moi respond TO pressure, The applica
ion OF heal or cold and in InOst IN
stances were absolutely unsupported
oy the sufferer. These maladies, Az
Dr. Alonzo Milton Moline, an eminent
dental surgeon, says, have been re-
Iieved and frequently cured when the
dentist has discovered ROOF 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.
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And how, one asks can an absess Al
| The root Of a tooth cause disorders IN
remote parts Of the body? Generally,
/ qlyeOar assesses, as these cOncealeC
! root assesses are called, are formed
on teeth which have been treated by
rhe dentist. Usally the root canal has
NOT been thoroughly filled, possibly
! due to crooked root from which Il
was impossible to extract all OF the
! dead nerve, the remaining portion OF
which in a short time decays. There
being no outlet the pus works inward
| through the root Of the tooth. an an
scess forms al the apex in the bone
issue in which The teeth are SET. and
in advanced cases causes necrosis, o.
destruction of the bone tissue.
II the abscess causes no pain and Is
not otherwise suspected it is only dis
coverable my means of the Aray.
Taking roent genogram OF the teeth
is a simple matter and is not accom-
panied with pain or any disagreeabls
feeling. and the picture is taken in
about five seconds.
The work OF dental surgeons OF ths
American Red Cross in the great wa
abroad has attracted world wide al
tention Wounded soldiers brought Ii
the American hospitals recovered
more quickly and were better able {,
resume their places in the ranks thar
those traeted by any other branch @
medical service. Investigation reveal
cd that this was attributable TO tn
fact that every wounded soldier wa
not only treated for his injury but wa
also given thorough dental examiEa
ton and treatment when necessary
Hundreds OF men were brought froh
The trenches suffering from no wound
hut from rheumatism, heart trouble
nervous shock. general debility an,
$ other affections A very large pei
+, ,entaee of these were cured by ireaI
ment of the teeth,
: ANY number of instances with var,
0 ing symptoms could he given bu
|. these are sufficient to show the Ms
d lure and extent OF disturbances eau,
|. I'd by an unsupported condition @
the teeth. This does moi imply, how
!. ever. that all systemic disorders whic
: do not respond 10 medical treatmer
are directly iraeeable to an nnhealth
condition of the oral cavity, but In I'll
. opinion Of Y. X. Ream. NJ. d.. d. d. )
- Of New York, shows sonclusively N
= value Of cooperation between phys
eiaa and dentist From I.eslies.