The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1920-03-25
knowledge and Health.

Il has only been Of comparatively
late years that medicine has settled
down TO sound scientific principles.
Today the great object Of both the
medical and dental professions is the
prevention Of disease.
Many earnest men in both the med
ical and dental professions are trying
TO teach the individual. thru publicity,
the principles Of hygiene. right living
and right eating There is no mys-
terry about these things today. and
their practice by the individual means
health. happiness and longevity.
The cause Of most modern disease
lies in the carelessness Of the individ-
ual Most people only think Of their
health when they are sick. Most Of Us
go on day after day doing those
things which we well know are not
conducive 20 good health.
Good. sound teeth in a clean,
healthy mouth are prime necessity
to good health. and yet not one per-
son in a hundred ever visits dentist
unless he has toothache.
Most people think their teeth are
clean IL they give them a lick and a
promise once per day, but this is not
true. II is only thru constant visits
to the dentist for thoro prophylatiC
treatments that teeth may be kept
clean. The dentist has been largely
10 blame also. Sources of infection
are 10 be found around carelessly
placed filings. whose margins bulge
out at the sides. affording a lodging
place for germs. There are "bac
spots" also where filings press upor
the delicate gum margin. causing u
TO become inAamed and infected anC
destroying both gum and bone by
pressure atrophy
Dentistry today is based upor
sound scientific principles and th'
more publicity the basic principles
are given the more secure its futur'
becomes. Dead teeth. teeth who's
nerves have died or have been remov
ed by a dentist, together with pyorr
hea and infected tonsils. are probabl.
responsible for more disease than al
other causes combined.
Dr. Charles Mayo says: Deaf
which is not accidental is due to tn
effects Of microbes result that ma
be acute and sudden OF chronic an
slow i'm its termination"
Bacteria are always present in tn
mouth. often in the nos;rils and abou
the teeth in pyorrhea, Assesses at tn
ends Of the roots Of the teeth, aroun'
crowns and bridges, and in burie'
crypts Of the tonsils. Thus we SCI
that no one thing is 50 vital to healtl
as a clean healthy mouth. Teeth {,
be healthy must be regularly cleaned
Teeth should be thoroly brushe,
with a good dentifrice every night, a
3 tHtAN hhtaA y Ef'aAeHA Nutthf rlttI
because there is less saliva to coun
teract the acid formed by the bac
terra. Teeth should be brushed ia
the morning TO remove the germ
growth, which is greatest during tn,
night.
Cavities should be filled just a,
soon as they are noticed. for decay
may involve the nerve and deac
tooth Is a menace 20 health.
Nearly all leading periodicals pub.
lish, from time to time. sound adyic,
on hygiene, diet and the ways OF
right living. which leads 10 the know
ledge Of how 10 keep healthy.
Amy individual may gain the knowl
edge that leads him along the pleas,
ant, ho~ery pathway Of health by
following the advice freely given by
the medical and dental professions in
the leading journals Of the day.
A - IIATIEEr m ut.