Show c VALUABLE HINTS HINTS' HINTS'S FOR FORTHE THE TEETH S Ono OnG of tho the best ways of in insuring the possession of ot good teeth is to take care of them This care means more than brushing and cleaning although tho the importance of at these is not net to be underestimated under estimated d for lor without cither either tho the best beet of attention would be bo alu l ss Of the harm barm women omen unconsciously do o their teeth here bero are a few examples For instance how bow many bite thread instead of breaking or cutting it it And nd thou though h practically every pcr person on knows this is JS and that by hy biting fi fibrous rous substances the enamel of tho the teeth ma may inay maybe be cracked and arid ruined the tho practice is continued Bv Dv this statement it is not meant to imply that every timo time a woman makes her jaws jaws servo a as a pair of scissors she ehe I will crack rack her teeth but thoro is no question of the tho risk rik of or damage she runs Cracking the enamel is I not to tomako tomake tomako mako make a surface break brenk To fa fully fuBy understand understand understand under under- stand this condition it is necessary to know something of tooth structure and when one realizes that tha t each tooth is a amass amass amass mass of sensitive e soft pulp as it were havin having a 1 li in living nerve and covered by a avery avery avery very hard hud and thin coat called c enamel far more brittle than th an ordinary substance substance sub sub- stance tance the dangers of cracking this tois e exterior ex cx- tenor may 3 assume sume their natural Unfortunately df dental denial enamel may bo- bo 0 come come cracked without a a p person ron being aware of it It and arM this thi then means that the tooth itself may maybe may be hurt before its condition is is known for saliva 3 with its acids gets eh through h tho the tiny fissures s is iR ab absorbed ored by the spon spongy structure and precisely what the final l result may be depends upon the ori n J strength and health of the In any event a dentists dentist's b bill lJ is inevitable Biting Hard Substances What is true of bit biting nr i is is also aho true of biting any hard article with the added dan danger cr of chipping n as well wall as as- cracking the teeth To try to break a a. anut anut nut between the teeth is always alays to invite invite in in- vite rite injury injury- Human te teeth th are comparatively ely ti square having a flat surface while those of animals that crack nuts and bones are pointed something like a wedge Once this difference is realized there should be no difficulty in understanding understanding under under- standing why human beings should not use nse their teeth in this way Those in inthe inthe inthe the front of the mouth are excessively fr frail l and nd should be carefully treated to prevent pre chipping etc ete The habit of eating elting i ice e is bad not only because the tho frozen frolen liquid is hard bard bard but be because ause of its temperature tempera for extreme ex et cold mav may crack enamel by bY- causing caus cans causin in ing tho the tooth to expand thus splitting the th-e out outer r shell Extreme heat ma may have the same effect by expanding the outer coat but this is not so 80 likely to happen because such a degree d ee of at warmth burns the mouth cau causing ine discomfort discomfort dis dis- comfort that hrin brings s its ot own n relief To Toe e eat et t ice ice cream or a 3 dish that i is excessively excessively elY si cold coM after catin eating hot not foods is not uncommon and nd the danger diner of in in- in- in luring juriti the enamel through h a rapid chan change e from one temperature to another another an an- other is great To put a a. small piece of i ice e into tho the mouth allowing it to melt cannot or or- speaking do any harm Hard crackers crisp candies and tho the like should hould be boken b into small smaIl bits before putting into the mouth Any further crushing required is is then done dono easily b by the strong back teeth Acids Should Be Removed One of the most common forms fors of abu abuse is if in allowing deleterious pieces and acids to remain about the thet t teeth eth To remove the injurious matter is is so 50 simpie simple sim sim- pIe that rarely is there excuse for not doin doing it Fruits BO so excellent for the system are frequently bad for the teeth be because ause of acids that remain remain in inthe in inthe inthe the mouth Candy b by its excess of sweet Causes an acid Always after eating tho the mouth should be rinsed with soda or lime water r. r I prefer the latter because it more ef cf- effectually effectually ef- ef counteracts a acidity To make this rinse it is only necessary n essary to keep a smaIl small jar of dry bicarbonate of soda oda on tho washing stand and use uno a teaspoonful teaspoonful tea tea- spoonful of this in an ordinary glass las lasof of water Naturally atur ny to u use uso c this mouth wash im im immediately immediately im- im mediately after eating oahn is not always p pOssible but rarely is is one so EO placed as asDot not Dot to be DO able to to nave naye it within several soy sev eral hours after niter dining Always before be be- fore foro going to bed the mouth should be bo rinsed with this solution that prevents the formation of acids that destroy the enamel To tell teU how bow frequently decay of at the teeth i is caused bv by insufficient brushing would be bo impossible By this it is not meant that brushing is is not frequent but that it is not thorough h for unless all particles between the tho teeth are removed removed re reo re- re moved thc they dc decompose and act at once to injure tho the enamel Rinsing with soda wAter does much to prevent this condition condition condition condi condi- tion but what is required is is a soft and pliable string that if rubbed between the cracks in tho teeth removes any obstruction ob ob- ob Obviously a toothpick will not do this it will tak take taki out the particles but wood is unsuited to such work and its itsu u use is one ono of the not uncommon abuses If a woman wishes to know how a at t toothpick affects her teeth let her try cleaning any mounted gums with one She will find that poking and shoving sho which is precisely what one does docs with witha a toothpick will eventually loosen the in tho thio pron prongs 5 In the same manner man ner nor a fl filling in the tooth will be bo aff affected affect affect- t. t ci ed M. M causing it to leak thus enlarging tho the cavity If there is is no filling a pie pick will after a time get set tho the tooth into I condition for it The ideal way for cleansing between the teeth is bv by the use nse of dental floss a coarse soft Oft silk prepared e expressly presly for this purpose It is applied by drawing a short piece to and fro iro in in the tho spaces paces between tho the teeth thus drawing down any obstruction A substitute for the floss is any soft white hite embroidery silk i waxed I The teeth should never ne erbe be considered I cleansed until this process Las has been I gone through |