Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-06-10 | Page 5 | Daily Health Service

Ua l Health St Service ce How HOlD to Fight Mouth Disease 1 By i DR MORRIS R FISHBEIN I Editor Journal of the American n Medical Med led ical Association and of tho the Health Magazine I I There are many diseases that constantly constantly constantly con con- occur in the mouth In addition addition ad ad- the mouth is subject to the thc effects of diseases affecting the body generally Diseases that are arc particularly mouth diseases Include pyorrhea which usually begins about middle age ase and which may be responsible for or the loss of most of ot the teeth reeth dental dental den den- tal decay which may be particularly a disease e of children and young adults abscesses at the roots of the teeth which occur at all ages Vincent's Vincents Vincents Vincent's Vincents Vincent's Vin Vin- cents cent's disease or Vincents Vincent's angina sometimes called trench mouth The studies that have been made on dental decay in recent years indIcate in indicate indicate in- in that if the teeth are kept clean 1 if it the person perron eats a proper diet with adequate amounts of vitamins A B C Cand Cand Cand and D and l if ii suitable dental care Is given ghen to the teeth at nt least once each ellch year ear dental caries carles Is extremely unlikely Unlikely un- un likely to occur Pyorrhea is an infectious condition caused by a a. germ which gets Into the spaces between the teeth which de develop de- de in decomposing particles and attack the gums where the de defense defense defense de- de Is broken down by injury or abrasion Germs getting into the teeth through cavities may form torm abscesses at the roots of the teeth It is quite possible for tor such germs to be brought to x the roots of the teeth by way of the blood and thus to set Eft up disturb disturb- ances Trench mouth is ulceration of the tops of the gums caused by germs which live best where there Is 15 no noo o oxygen gen For this re reason on one of ot the best methods of ot prevention and treatment treatment treatment treat treat- ment of ot trench mouth Is the proper use of sodium which is mildly antiseptic and which develops develop oxygen In addition to the conditions that tha are particularly d diseases eases of th the mouth many general diseases such as tuberculosis cancer and syphilis and various forms of or poisoning such as from lead mercury and bi bismuth muth may affect the mouth causing th the teeth to fall tall out and associated with the development de of ot ulcers Thus tho the person who attempts to treat diseases of ot the mouth mus must have not only a complete knowledge of at the structure of at the mouth Jawand jaws Jaw and teeth but also of diseases In gen gen- eral For tills this reason a specialty ha has developed In medicine called dealing particularly with diseases diseases dis- dis eases of the mouth Moreover good dentists and good ph physicians work to together together together to- to gether const constantly to control condl condl- which demand the special I knowledge that both may apply to th the situation