The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-20


sonal health and hygiene. net q
disease. diagnosis Or treatment,
Win Be answered BY DR.. Srady u
. stamped self addressed envelope
q enclosed. Letters should be brief
and written ln lnk. No reply can
b made 10 queries not consoFml-
ing 20 instructions. Address Dr.
WIlliam Brady, National News
paper Service, 500 West Madison
Street. Chicago III.
IMMEDIATE DENTURE SERVICE
Months ago I said in this column
that It Is q serious matter to 50
tootl1less for weeks or months, not
because the gums shrink, but be-
cause the general nutrition and
health inevitably suffers from In
reference with digestion which al
ways octirs when the food Is not
Well Jnasticated. +.
In that same article I said:
Competent dentists install plates
not temporary plates but the plates
the patient will wear permanently,
mmediately after extraction Of the
teeth. II any fragments or splintera
remain In the jaw after extraction
these should be removed ct once,
and not leftto work out"
BY Immediately after extraction
I mean before the patient leaves
the ofiice-not tomorrow, next week
or next month. By plates the pa
tient will wear permanently mean
that In most instances, ct least,
dentists skilled In the technique Of
immediate denture service Gas the
dentists cali 10 make the plate or
other dentlre, install IL before the
patient leaves the office, and later
ind little or no re1nodeling Or re-
vamping necessary to make the
denutre perfectly satisfactory.
This immediate denture service
Is O great noon Sor two reasons.
First, IL saves the patient from that
sad decline In health, vigor and vite
which so often occurs after extrac.
tion Of many or all Of the teeth II
the old-fashioned plan Is followed
that is, II the victim has to wait
many weeks or months Tor the
gums to shrink or heal. Second, 1t
saves the patient from the embars
rassment Of going toothless. Incl
dentally It saves face, too-the pas
TENTS face from dropping, sagglng
and taking on the appearance Of
advancing age.
Progressive dentists welcomed my
article, because they knew 1t would
inform many layr1en Of the avail
ability Of such service-layn1en who
had been unaware Of 1t. The other
kind Of dentists didn't like II at all.
One dentist who has satisfaction
and success with immediate den.
ture service tells me that some OF
the "bigwigs" laughed at It when he
first showed them his work. But o
year or two later one Of the big
wigs" who had laughed ct 1t came
out with movie showing the same
technique and assuming personal
credit for developing the technique.
Meanwhile In most communities
the better dentists are quietly CIV
ing immediate denture service.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Chapped, Rough, Cracked Skin
Years ago you gave recipe Tor
a skin lotinn which we used with
great satisfaction for preventing
ana relieving chapping and redness
and cracking Of the skin.
Answer-Put o rounded table.
spoonful Of tragacanth sf1avings ana
two heaping teaspoonfuls boric ACID
powder and tablespoonful Of gly-
cerin in apint or more Of distilled
water or melted snow water or ram
water. Boil, constantly stirring, UNI
III YOU get about pint Of clear
thin Jelly. Labor SKIN LOTION.
Apply Q few drops to hands after
washing and before skin Is quite
dry. two or three times o day. II
Is q pleasant lotion to apply after
shaving.
Pin Worms
Child aged three years has PIN
worms-have seen them several
times. Can You tell me how TO cor-
rect this? (Mr6. Q. AJ
Answer-IIaven't space to answer
here. send ten cents and stamped
envelope bearing your address, for
bOkoiet ''Unbidden Guests" It tells
how to deal with pin worms, round
worms, trichina, tapeworna, nook
worm infestation, mosquitoes, Meas
les. cockroaChes, spiders, ants, ring
worm, Alverflsh moths, peopugs,
coties, headlice.
Terpin Hydrate
NV husband has obtained great
relief from his cough Che has
chronic bronchitis) by taking two
grains Of terpin hydrate after food
three times q day, as you suggested.
ne takes It in two-grain capsules.
(A6rs. M. z. L.
AnSwer-It Is Q pretty good rem
edy to try in any case Of chronic
bronchitis or winter cough, but not
for acute conditions.
TOnsils Extirpated
It took considerable persuasion
to get my brother to go to the doctor
YOU kindly recommended, as doc
tors here have machines but do not
advise the diathermy method. Now
he IS rid Of his bad tonsils and the
treatments never bothered him ct
all. We are very grateful to you
and to DR.. - who surely Is skill
full. (Mrs. =. ND
AnSwer-Thank you, Madam. Too
many doctors have the machines
but not the skill.
Copyright, 1913, John F. Ollie Coz
Of the operations which go into
the making Of all types Of war ma
terial. They are dependable ana
conscientious.
But In the meantime. there Is be-
ing built UP the problem Of the
children IS years Of age or younger.
remaining at home, more on less
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