Show Your Childrens Children's Teeth 4 c Because defective teeth constitute constitute constitute tute the principal cause of draft I I rejections the findings of the Murry and Leonie Guggenheim Dental clinic as to the care of teeth are of special importance at this time x The clinic which has been in for nearly 1 years in New York City gives free dental treatment to children whose parents are un un- unable unable un- un unable able to 10 pay ay for dental work Last rear year child patients were treated at the clinic with a total of visits A disquieting fea fea- feature feature fea- fea feature ture the report says is the find find- finding finding ing that the average number of cavities per recalled patient has been increasing for Cor several years and John Johl Oppie McCall di director di- di director director rector points out that the clinic has reached reach d the following conclusions conclusions conclusions I 1 Dental treatment should begin be be- begin begin gin at not later than two years of age Contrary to popular notion the condition con of oC the first teeth of a achild achild achild child is of great importance both for general health and for the con con- condition condition condition of of- the permanent teeth t eth 2 No successful pro program program gram grain of oC preventive dentistry has been developed d. d The expectation that early clean clean- cleaning cleaning cleaning ing and repair work would prevent future fu ure caries dental decay was The Th cleaning and repair repair- repairing repairing repairing ing work nevertheless is very ef effective ef- ef effective effective in preventing malocclusions irregularity of the teeth gum in in- in ing g P- P and actual loss of teeth 3 Perhaps t t tj c most important factor in preventing dental decay is diet more diet more fruits and greens less white sugar white flour and sweets generally I |