Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-01-25
THE COUNTY NURSE DEPT.
Teeth, TonsiIs and Adenoids

Teeth, Tonsiis and AdenOids
Defects Of the nose, throat, ears and
vision were not always as common as
they are today. Decayed teeth are
very common among school children
and a large number have large and
often deceased tonsils, adenoids, de-
fective vision and hearing. The num-
Der Of men, women and children bless
ed with perfect teeth, unobstructed
noses and thoarts and perfect hearing
are very few.
We do not know just when or why
these rejects began to appear. They
may be due to the rapid way of living
today and also because man has left
the coarser foods of yesterday for
the finer foods of today. To insure
against disease that frequently come
from defective teeth, tonsils, adenoids,
and defective vision, every individual
should have at least on complete med
ical examination year.
The Teeth
! what an excellent thing God did
bestow upon man when he gave him a
good stomach" some one has said. But
of what value is a good stomach if
/ man does not possess good teeth.
/ Good teeth pave the way for a good
stomach and defective teeth often pro-
duce a poor stomach. The stomach
gets the blame and is doped and abus-
ed unnecessarily, when often dental
treatment viii make it right.
Two things make teeth decay. First
sickness like scarlet fever, diphtheria,
measles, whooping cough, and other
diseases. Such diseases make the
teeth decay by weakening the body
and softening the teeth. Second
when the teeth are not kept clean and
smooth they get rough and dirty.
Food gets into the rough parts or in
between the teeth, where it ferments,
and forms acid and Injuries the enamel
A toothache means that the tooth
is trying TO tell that it has not been
given the right kind of care. Pain,
loss of sleep, loss of temper, loss of
work, Indigestion, and bad breath are
the results of toothache Prevent
toothache by taking care of the teeth
Has the child all the teeth for his
age? If not, ask good dentist why
not. Be careful to see that the child
at six years of age has its six molars.
The six year Inolars are the first of
the second set of teeth. The teeth
should have plenty of room in the
jaw, and should not be overcrowded,
or allowed to overlap. Beautiful
teeth are always in line in the arch
or curve of the jaw. Children should
be taught to chew their food we'll be-
fore swallowing it, as thorough mas
tication will help to make good,
strong jaws, and strong beautiful
teeth. A child has a first set of teeth
to prepare the way for a second set.
The first set makes a kind Of a scat
fold to keep the jaws wide apart, 50
that when the jaws grow there win be
room enough for the bigger set Of
teeth. This second and last set Of
teeth are more to the child than much
gold or many jewels; they are its
pearls. Treasure them ike the jew
els that they really are. Good teeth
will help to Keep the child well, and
health IS far better than wealth.
irregular teeth can be Strengthened
ask the dentist 10 tell you how In
purchasing a toothbrush avoid run
ming the finger over the bristles The
idea Of suing q tooth brush that Il
dozen or more have tested BY running
their fingers over, il not pleasant TO
think about. A good many tooth
brushes are nlonstrosities; do not buy
them A medium sized brush is pre-
ferrabie. Buy brush that is neither
to hard nor too soft Il the gum
bleed on brushing, consult a dentist
Brush teeth up and down, from the
gums towards the biting edge of the
teeth.