Milford chronicle., 1920-07-02
CLEAN MOUTHS

In the practice of oral prophylaXis
/ the most essential things are to re-
move the tartar and polish the ena-
mel of the teeth until it shines in all
its pristine glory.
This should be done without de-
feet or mar and only specially train
ed dentist can do this. 1t requires a
great deal of time and most dentists
only make bluff at cleaning the
teeth. \ brush wheel in the dental
engine and mucus is always in the sa-
lya ready TO stick to any rough sur
faces and the rougher the surface the
better il sticks to form bacterial
plaques. The essentials necessary to
mouth hygiene are smooth. polished
enamel surfaces and the proper
brushing and cleaning of the teeth.
Don't get the idea into your head
that You can 90 to the dental hygicn-
list once a month to have your teeth
cleaned and have no obligation to
yourself in the interval.
The value of the dental hygienist's
service is only to make your teeth
easier 10 keep clean.
The mouth always contains bacter-
ia and they are constantly forming
plaques. You must realize that it is
up to you" to constantly watch your
teeth and keep them clean by ever
laStingly keeping at them.
The gums are nOurished by the cir
culation of the blood at the roots of
the teeth. The gums are nourished
mt the end of a line of arterial cir
culation. which. if with all its sub
divisions it was spread out would
make line longer than any other ar
terial blood supply in the body.
When this long line is taken into
consideration. does it not stand 10
reason that, in case the blood does not
pump as strong as usual. this defect
first shows itself around the necks
Of the teeth?
Pyorrhea is partly due TO defective
circulation. Proper brushing not only
cleans the teeth. but. messages the
gums and consequently stimulates the
circulation.
1t is very important that the teeth
he brushed after each meal. Food de
cOmpOSeS i'm the mouth in fifty min
utes and becomes waste matter filed
with germs.
The unfortunate thing about
mouth hygiene is that it is so fright
fully monotonous. Not only is is mo-
notonouS. but it should be done in
methodical manner. and unless the
mind is concentrated uDon the proceed
ure it is likely to he done in about the
same way that small boy washes
his hands face and neck.
In brushing the teeth-the lower jaw
should he pushed forward until the
tins Of the front teeth meet edge TO
edge. Then use the brush the same ms
Won would n whiSllhrOOm Laving the
fat side Of the brush against the
gums cannot nossihlv iniure them.
With the points nf the briStleS uoint-
ing to the roots Of the teeth rotate the
brush with great force. The Flat
sides of the hriStles MASSAGE the
gums as thcv reach the teeth they
spread ont fanli1e and reach all OK
noSed surfaces of the teeth. One swine
viii not clean the teeth anv more
than the samp kind of a Swipc would
clean vow hair.
The teeth should he divided into five
sectione outside and the same num-
her inside. These sections are those
1irectlv IN front those at tbe cor
nprS of the mouth and the far back .
tooth To tboee should he added the /
grinding surface Of thp teeth
Sveen each surface ahort ten
lines hv actual count and if the work
Is conScientiaueIv done the toetI
should be rs clean rs brush viii
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