Milford chronicle., 1919-08-29
TEETH AND HEALTH
By R. ALLEN GRIFFITH, D. D. S.
PROOF THAT TEETH CAUSE
DISEASE

Many medical men now realize that
many cases Of chronic diseases. acute
diseases and special local diseases
come from mouth infections. In tbis
CLASS OF disease are Bright's disease
neulltls' rheumatism, and acute par
alysis. Then, too, ulcer of the stom-
dch' diseases of the gall bladder. an
penuIcltls, etc, are often caused bv
locdi injections. Cases may be cited
OF rheumatism of the nerves. Joints
ana muscles, chronic valvular diseases
Oh me heart and many others that
nave been greatly relieved or cured
Dy proper dental attention.
Bacteria must enter the body thru
tHe mouth nose, or a break in the skin
Dut the most common entrance is me-
mouth 30 '''0
mere are many places about the
mouth Tor the germs to lodge and mul-
.'ply cavities in the teeth. the spaces
between the teeth, pyorrhea pockets
aDscesses at the roots of teeth and
even upon the rough surfaces of the
teeth themselves.
Ihat disease germs found in the
mouth are prolific source of disturb-
ahce IN other parts of the bodv has
Deen proved cOnclusiyeIy bv fnvesti-
sauons made by many eminent am
thorities. They have been able IN nro-
luce with cultures of bacteria nsdo
from the mouth of patients sufferino,s
from special diseases Identical diso
1ases by injecting the cultures in an
mails GO J." an
Rosenow cites a case of vorro
Ian suffering from recurring nicer =
u tne stomach. The patient had do L
eIopeu typical symptoms Of ulcer of =
ne stomach six months before. fol- -
oMlns the liberation of a tooth uo ,
"I completely recovered under med 4.
saI management but he had dis q
"dIgihg SINUS as a result of the ab- j"
cess OF the tooth, which alternate1,,
cared formed blister and again dis
harged pus. 7''''' us Va
mere had been a suddar roo,,u II
9hce OF the ulcer of the stomach ss
)ciated with hemorrhage. five ,rooi,., 81,
TIor to the examination. n
Two days previous to the extrac+io, "
the tooth a culture was mado 80
,an,.i,' a-i,us tlru which the put was dis -
s sins from the liberated tooth -
culture showed an almost pure :
-1A' oI stfeptococcus. The cultures :.
ON the tooth nerve after extraction I:
70 days later, yielded exactly the !.
me results. Injections of these !.
rms INTO guinea pigs. rabbits and =
IS showed a most pronounced ten !.
hcy on the part Of the germs to !
lse IN the stomach in the mucuous :.
5ihDrane and to produce hemorrhage :.
u ulceratlon' no matter where in :
'ted. The steptococcus growth =
I'm the tooth infected intravenousIv :
one rabbit, one guinea pig and one !:
- al developed ulcer of the stom- :.
. or duodenum. Cultures from ono z
,er from each of seven animals !.
ided from five to forty colonies of :
eptococcl- irrespective of whether !.
injection had been made intra- :.
,ltoneally or intrapleurallv. :
mis- is only one case of MANY and !:
IS to show how absolute proof of :
VI inai FOCUS OF disease is pos :.
,e' individuals may carry these !.
OF infection in their mouths for :
rs or as long as they have sufi- !.
It pody resistance to overcome the :
sons There must come a dav :
yeVer' when this resistance is low :
AT that time the germs viii at- :
( the weakest point Where that !:
II Will be no one can tell It has !.
considered to be purely acct :
view OF these facts. is it not well !.
animate, as far as possible ali :
ices for infection of the system :
ealthy teeth? !.
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