Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-03-18 | Page 54 | End 45,000,000 Infections

ENDS 45,000,000 INFECTIONS HERE is a photograph of a little machine ma-chine which promises to do away with a very dangerous phase of dentistry that of infection of the canals around the roots of the teeth. The present system of reaching the extreme ex-treme ends of the root canals is fraught with great danger of contagion, since the cotton is always contaminated to a greater or lesser degree with dead cuticle, perspiration perspira-tion and any germs that may have been which is enough to destroy any disease germs that it may have originally contained. con-tained. Cotton from the original package is placed in the container. It is seen directly beneath the shielded electric light bulb. Therein it is sterilized by the formaldehyde vapor in the container. Beneath it and extending ex-tending farthest to the left is a blade hooked at Its uppermost end, which can be thrust up and caught into ( " 'ton, pull- ;? w si 'f ;if i::!i:;:;S:iiSi S;;:;S5:3;:.::3 , tTc sr- t rl r S4 . 4 v t p r,x v v a1' ;"ii)l,,UT,1,:i,w.,,ft.Art Machine which offers five means of sterilization, any one of which is enough to destroy germs in the dentist's cotton. pi-esent on the fingers of the person who wrapped the needle. It is likely that putrefaction would begin and that eventually an abscess would be formed. This very easily might lead to dangerous disease, such as rheumatism, heart trouble, neuritis, blindness, Insanity or other constitutional ills. This machine is run by an electric motor which whirls the fine threads of cotton nbout the needle In such a fashion that they form a pointed, evenly wrapped coat nbout the end of the steel probe. It offers five means of sterilization, any one of ing shreds of it out UDder thin celluloid plates. The needle is then tnkeu from the fiat glass container in the rear of the machine, ma-chine, where it has been under a heat of 290 degrees. It Is placed under the isinglass isin-glass plate beside the shreds of cotton, and when the battery 'is thrown into action these cotton threads are spun about the needle Into a perfect cleanser. The five separate disinfectants are dry heat, "DO degrees: steam. 212 degrees; the carbolic sponge, formaldehyde vapor and ionization, any one of which is death to germs and all of which make the danger of infection zero. " "