Milford chronicle., 1920-09-10
SICK TEETH

A decayed tooth is sick tooth. If
it is not restored to health, it breeds
germs which cary disease throught
the system. People who have teeth
decayed cannot chew food properly.
This leads to Indigestion, and indiges-
tion, moving in vicious circle thru
many ills, leads again to decay OF the
teeth.
\ sick tooth can never cure itself.
Once decay starts in tooth it must
keep on decaying until It Is all gone
unless repaired 10y dentist.
Changes take place more rapidly IN
the infant than in the aged. Even the
teeth are replaced once in the child.
The lining membrance of the almen-
tary canal is wasted and repaired sew
eral times in week. While the teeth
are DESTROYED more slowly than any
other part of the human anatomy. yet
they are not cabable of repairing
themselves as are other parts of the
body Therefore we see the necessity
for the constant care of the teeth.
The government annually eXpends
millions of dollars in efforts TO arrest
the diseases of hogs, sheep and cattle,
while the diseases of children are leit
TO the individual parents and family
doctors Should not the government
take as much interst in the health OF
the children as it does in the health Of
the live stock? How can the govern
ment expect strong. healthy soldiers
from young men who suffer from as
eases directly traceable to poor teeth?
Good teeth and clean, healthy mou-
tbs are the very basis of good health.
and it should be the business OF the
government to see that the eteth OF the
children are kept in repair.
Every city should have dental DIS
pensaries to care for the teeth OF the
school children, on the order OF the
dispensary at Roschester y. Y. and 1t
should be compulsory for the parents
TO have the teeth of the children at
tended TO. The first year and half
that the Rochester Dental Dispensary
was i'm operation every school in the
CITY had been visited three times by
the corns of dental hygienists. and
10000 children received prOphylactlc
treatment Lectures are given to both
children and parents on the advantages
TO be derived from good. clean. teeth.
The next step should he compulsory
military service. During this period
the government would make its bust
ness to not only care for the teeth OF
the boys. but to remedy all kinds OF
remediable defects and to teach them
how to care for their health.
During the last war the American
government for the first time in its his
tory assumed supervision and control
of the teeth of the army and navy.
In full recognition of the importance
of sound teeth the military authorities
paid careful attention to the condition
of the teeth of the men who presented
themselves for examination as 10 their
fitness. Men with hOpelessly bad
teeth were rejected and those with
les. serious defects were turned over to
the dental departments for repairs.
A man without teeth or a man with
defective teeth cannot chew properly,
and is mark for Indigestion. Sick or
decayed teeth harbor millions of germs
and their presence and activity may
produce disease of a serious nature
If we have an army it must be efficient
Are we 10 destroy this high standard
of efficiency in our young men now
that the war is over or shall we have
compulsory military training to keep
ND the good work that was so ably car
ried ont during the war?
If q dentist were to examine the
teeth of every person in a theatre to-
night. he would find almost every one
of them needing dental work of some
kind. Ninety FIVE people ont of hun
dred only visit a dentist when driven
10 him by pain They neglect their
teoth because they do not understand
the relation of good teeth to good
health.
Neglected teeth are sick teeth. and
they hinder the growth Of the child
and undermines the health Of the
adult. Take care of your teeth. Do
not allow them to become sick.
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