New Britain herald., 1925-08-25
EFFECT OF TEETH
 ON MANS HEALTH
Dentist May Help Illness,
 Claimed
By Dr. \. E, Johnson

pleasures of the healthy is in sug- gesting cures for the sick. For in- stance, when your next-door neigh bor comes amblng over to your side of the fence with sad. woehe- gone expression on his face, and with long, long tale that fairly bursts your very heart-strings when you learn that he is suffering "o-o-o-oh somethin' turrbul" from an unfaithful liver, stomach, or other mishehaviug organ--that's the time when you lend a very sympa- thetic ear and at the conclusion of his story you fairly shower him with advice to take this" and to take "that'--for hadn't Cousin Jake those very symptoms once upon a time etc. etc? After an hour or so in which you have recommended everything as q possible cure from a dose of castor oil 10 a major opera ton. friend neighbor sneakg away kind of cheerful -like-but the fol- loving week sees him back once again with the same old story only more so.
 The next time he comes forget all those cure-alls you love so to rcCom- mend, The chances are that his medicine chest is already filled to overflowing with various com pounds, pills, pellets and whatnot, so why wish any more on the poor sufferer Not only can you save him 3 lot of time, trouble, and ex- pense. but yourself many a long wtnded discourse by giving him wholesome bit of advice that re- ouires but a second or so to give, for it consists of but six little words. And these are;
 Go see your dentist at once!"
 It may sound rather tar-fetched 10 great many when they are told | that q persons teeth are often re- sponeihle for many of the Ills the human body is heir to. And 1t may sound stranger yet when l say that goodly portion of these se't-same diseases have had their beginnings from teeth which to all outward appearances were perfectly sound! Let me give you a few illustrations.
 4 man had doCtored extensively | for a bad case of stomach and liv CT trouble. He had gradually lost in weight until he had become mere shadow of his former, robust self. | Finally he went 10 a doctor who strongly advised an N-ray eXamina- [ ton for his teeth. He went to a dentist and although his teeth ap- reared normal in every respect. the N-ray quickly revealed what the eye of man could not see, several very adlv abscessed teeth, These were promptly extracted. Almost i'm mcdiatclH the patients trouble dis appeared. he responded to the doc tors treatment. picked ID all his lost weight and today enjoys per feet health,
 A local woman had suffered severe headaches for over three years. She had suffered SO during this period that she vas in great danger Of losing her mind, As n ! last resort she came 10 me for an examination. What ] say were two perfect rows of teeth. but the A-rAy J,yuleed the fact that 10 of her teeth were hadly ahscessed Their prompt removal removed the cause of her distress for she has never had return of these dreadful headaches since.
 Tn another instance 2 woman "9E troubled with 8 rather iarge-sl1ed swelling on her neck -~-She was treated by specialists in both Fhila~ lelphia and New York, but to no ayail.' Her health began to decline at this tu," and in her rundown condition ssought reiIef in trip |" Europe. While there she was e. amin,d by doctors in Paris and also n4-l4erman physicians. The results were discoura gina. Shortly after her return to Eoston she became trouhlad with an ulcerate1 tooth, aud promptly vrnt to her dentist, Tho dentist, noticing tho consplcu- oue evollmga on her neck. suggest cl an N-ray examination. seven ah- ,..e.al tccth were found. Within q rcmarkahlv short time after their removal tho swelling disapr' 'ar'd and she was soon on the road 10 rorpIete health. peculiar t0atNr" m ronncrtiou with this cas" was inc f,rt that not ono of tho doctors. ,ftnor nero or abroad, had taken thr trouble to look at her to0th as ? nos.ihIo rauso for her ailm"nt lt thrv had ouly done SO, think of th'
 suffering and expense sh" would na,o hccn spared.
 TpiIrrsy anl o'er inaanlt" have ,ielleI to dentistry through the nl~- ,!inm of the N-ray ASy'ums for fh' ,usaue are today examining and "N- ractirg their patients teeth with r,markahlc surross. After the r'- mo.al cf the offending mo'7rS q fair percenface of the inmates have .lcon Liy-harg"d as cured 0nlv r"- .-.Ot'v ar out-of-town friend of miNo 3e,slopoi a case of temporary tn- eanit,. She had doctorad six months with specialists but vas finally sent .o hos7it7l for observation. Ne""r .peciaIists vrre called Tn hut could
 Io nothing As last resort h"r teeth wore N-ra2ed and several lad teeth v.rr disco, cred After their r,mn,aI uotireahle improvement ,ss LII anl in 3 Ncrv short time