The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-04-03
PREVENTIVE
DENTISTRY.

The idea TO follow in regard %
your teeth is prevention of decay.
Decay is CON family starting its des-
tructive process, and by the use of the
tooth brush and antiseptc, Is partial
IS counteractei, but it takes period
teal examination by the dentist to
keep the teeth in perfect condition
and 20 dotccs the decay before it gets
u star. toward the certain destruction
u the teeth By periodical prophy-
iay.H. cleaning and examination OF
Che rgeti the DENTS, performs a work
which VIII save your teeth IN their
original perfect condition, or if you
are just starting with the periodical
prophylaxis, the dentist will be a6lc
to preserve your teeth in as good con
dition as they are now or Will be after
he once gets them in perfect condi-
ton Efficiency dentistry by the
zero system means preservation Of
the teeth. reducing the decay TO the
minimum or zero point, and main
tanning your energy at a maximum.
Il also means minimizing tooth diff
yu.ucs, preserving the teeth IN as
near their pristine perfection as is
pHssi bic and making the necessary
filings, inlays or RESERVATIONS ap-
p~oach the zero point Patients who
have needed the principles of this
5. stem OF periodical examination by
tlcir dentist have very few filled
teeth. and whore there is q filing it is
very small one. This is because
the decay was caught by the dentist
a a periodical examination before il
had caused very much damage. 4
snail pin point filling was all that was
n 'cessary. Had such decay been
allowed 70 run until the tooth ached,
the whole crown Of the tooth might
have had to be nlleI or the tooth may
h",r 'o' q W. ay.racted.
he attention to the teeth Is not a
vy.,ue Of society nor an effort per Sc
TO maintain good appearance. While
dentistry has feature Of esthetics,
its larger, its main demand is necess-
ity. There has been evolved through
the fifty odd years of the develop
ment Of the present practice Of den
tistry by the dental profession the
system now termed Efficiency Den
tistry. \ patient can. by periodical
visits 20 the dentist, minimize the de-
cay Of the teeth approaching the zero
point The dentist at each periodical
visit Of the patient examines the teeth
and detects any unsoundness, and if
cavity is found, q filling is made.
Such a discovery is Of course made
long before the decay would he adj
vanced enough TO cause the patient
to notice it by any pain Sometimes
a patient, when a small cavity is start
ing. complains Of lassitude and lack
of energy, but Of course does not at
tribute it 10 a small cavity in a tooth,
lbi at Allla NAdEN NlN NaNlAN - Hilhli
and often between the teeth and not
observable except to q dentist, ana
not possible 20 locate II with the ton
que Besides, the average patient
does not complain until tooth aches,
and Of course by that time the decay
has reached the sensitive nerve pulp.
During the development of decay
ing tooth, from the time of the first
inhnitesimal pit until il has enlarged
and deepened until it starts to ache,
there is a sapping of the patients
energy and an increasing condition of
debility is developed until the ache
and pain in the tooth announces to
the patient the true cause. By fol
lowing the Zero System Of filings by
adherng to Efficiency Dentistry, the
decay is discovered by the dentist
long before il reaches the climax in
the aching tooth, and consequently
the filings are very small and the
teeth remain strong and vigorous.
Patients who have, upon advice OF