Show Daily Health Service False Teeth Need Not Spoil Y Your lr Appearance B By DR MORRIS FISHBEIN The person who is compelled to wear any form of removable appliance appliance appliance ap ap- in the mouth to replace natural nat natO ural teeth has special problems to which dent dentists ts have been giving concern con- con cern cern cernA False Fale teeth artificial teeth removable removable bridges and pl plates tes arc are Included included in In- in this category The dental society of Portland Ore recently has issued a bulletin on the considerations involved The society points out first of all that the person who is going to lose his natural teeth by extraction because se of infections or due to any other cause should h have ve a thorough study by the use of the X-ray X before any na natural ural teeth are removed The dentist who is going to make the artificial denture can th then n advise advise ad vise intelligently which teeth may be saved and which should be extracted This is particularly important because because be be- cause he wants to restore the patients patient's p pa tient's natural appearance and he wants to retain everything possible to permit the making of the most suitable suitable suitable suit suit- able denture To do this he takes impressions of the mouth makes a a record of the patients patient's profile and facial contour studies the natural color of the teeth and similar factors It is sometimes possible in making an artificial denture denture den den- ture to correct deformities or abnormalities ab ab- ab- ab of the lower portion of the face Wh When n a person is fitted with an denture his experience is like being fitted with a suit or a dress It may ay not be exactly right the first time and some ome adjustments may be necessary When the work is completed the patient should not assume that it is permanent The human body is a growing and changing organism which differs from year to year This means that that- that dentures dentures should be studied from time to time if f they become become be he- come uncomfortable s so that old ones may be refitted or new ones If It this is not done there actually may be changes chang s in the appearance I of the face deep lines and nd wrinkles I being associated in some instances with the constant wearing o ot of unsuitable unsuitable able de dentures 1 p Artificial plates and teeth must be lie given even more more care than natural teeth They should be brushed carefully carefully care care- fully and thoroughly after each meal mealand mealand mealand and on going to bed at night In Inthis Inthis this cleaning cold or lukewarm water should be used used never hot water It Itis Itis Itis is just as important to be careful about handling dentures as about handling expensive eyeglasses The dentists suggest that when removing removing removing re re- moving the dentures rom rom the mouth the wearer should lean over a washbowl washbowl washbowl wash wash- bowl filled two-thirds two full of ot water and hold the plates close to the water when brushing them Then the water will vill break the fall If he ho happens happens happens hap hap- pens to drop the artificial plate It is not advisable to try to crack nuts with artificial teeth Biting threads eating hard candy and chewing chewing chew chew- ing on bones are arc sometimes responsible responsible responsible sible for ruining expensive dentures |