The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-12-01

From what has been said In a prev
i0ls article, you VIII realize how Inn
portant II Is 20 look after your chill
drens teeth. train them to care for
/ them properly. and have a dentist ex-
anime them from time 20 time 10 make
sure no defect is overlooked
Have YOU ever stopped 90 think how
gr0as an influence diet has on the
development OF the teeth? The im-
portance Of 4 proper diet is much
greater than most people realize.
When baby comes into the world II
Is apparently t0ethless. Nevertheless
at this time the llrsl tech are prac-
ticaliy completely formed. wing be-
meath the gums. In fact under these
FIRST teeth there are already the begin.
nings u the permanent teeth. Under
these circumstances, you win under
stand that thesa teeth cannot develop
a. they should II the body Is not
supplied with q sufficient amount OF
the necessary building material. Hence
~ the food for your child YOU should
make sure that especially those ele-
ments which build bony structure. ~
which the tooth Is a type are supplied
ia sufficient quantities. This fact rec
ognized. yeu VIII agree that proper
care OF the chIld's teeth really begins
ia earliest infancy. even before any
have appeared and hsould be directed
specially 70 the infants feeding, Nurs-
ing az the breast II by all odds tie
best way 10 start the proper seyelop-
mCnt % the calld's teeth.
The two most important elements
needed IN the diet for building sound
teeth are lime and phOsphorie acld.
and Tor the growing child there Is not
better source Of these than mllk
mothers milk In infancy and clean
cows milk later. After infancy the
diet Of every child should include a
glass IL milk With each meal. and IN
addition To this there should be other
sources Of mineral salts, such as fruits
green vegetables and pure water.
but there IL another important thing
30 remember about the relation Of food
10 good teeth and that In the influence
0f exercise. just as regular use 0f the
muscles makes the muscle large. firm
and strong. so regular use Of the
teeth from chewing helps 90 make
stronger and better teeth. The food
should therefore. be presented In such
a form that IL Will require chewing.
For this reason the diet should include
a certain amount Of coarse material
designed especially 10 exercise the
teeth. Cease. whole grain breads. hard
tack, baked potatoes eaten with their
Jackets. fresh anples-these and sim
liar articles included In the food VIII
help 10 make good teeth.
Decay 0f the teeth, also spoken Of
- dental carries" ~ caused by tha
action Of germs or bacteria which
lodge upon the less exposed parts Of
tho tooth. As a result Of their growth
tho tooth structure IL sofened. allow
ing the succeeding generations OF bae-
teria TO penetrate further into he
substance Of the tooth.
decay OF the teeth, and this accounts
lation ~ germs. by brushing and clean
ing the teeth regularly. Each child
should be taught the proper use Of the
tooth brush. and the mother should
train her child 60 brush the teeth
regularly after each meal. At the
present time the proper use Of the
tooth brush il taught in many schools |
~ means of The tooth drill" but this |
viii help bat little II the mother does !
not make sure that this teaching Ii /
actually applied ia the home.
Does your child brush hls teeth reg
ulaFlyG Do you see that a good tooth /
brush and some pleasant tooth paste /
or other dentlfrlee IL al handg DO
you ever look as your child'S teeth /
These are some of your responsible /
ties.