Show THAT r BODY OF YOURS By Dr James W. W Barton SORES AT THE CORNERS OF TIlE THE MOUTH We Ve have all seen men and arid women and also children with sores in corners of the mouth These sores are often slow in m healing and tax the patience of both physician and patient The sore begins as a pale wet patch at the corners and spreads along the red border of both lips The tissue at the corners of the mouth remains wet and broken down and is sometimes covered with a clinging grayish yellow crust After a time this broken down do tissue disappears leaving a slick wet red area at the corners of ot the mouth The spots may remain wet and sore for months or may heal and leave hard scar tissue This scar tisSUe tissue tissue sue is found more often in adults than in children In n a description of this disease with causes and treatment three branches of tho the healing profession profession profession sion are represented in an article in Jn the Journal of ot the American Dental AssocIation Arvin Association Arvin W. W Mann D D. D D D. D S S. S Jane M. M Mann R R. R N N. and Tom D. D Spies M M. D D. Birmingham Ala The t three h r e e conditions causing or partly causing as it is called are a decrease In the length of the face b infection c lack of part of the vitamin B complex riboflavin The decrease in the length of the face is caused by the loss of ot teeth which means that the lower an and ana up upper er Jaw haw and upper and lower lips Bps override one another another another an an- other at corners turners of the mouth which can be seen when artificial teeth are removed The second cause is infection from an unhealthy mouth teeth mouth teeth and gums More cases of pyorrhoea pyorrhoea pyorrhoea pyor pyor- infected gums were found with than with abscessed teeth Of cases of studied lost their teeth because of at pyorrhoea 29 because of decayed teeth 25 because because because be be- cause of ot oversensitive teeth and 5 because of abscesses Evidences of lack of vitamin B riboflavin were the poor ap ap- ap- ap petite red tip of tongue and pellagra While treatment of mouth conditions conditions con conn and increasing the daily amount of riboflavin helped to some extent in some cases and td a great extent in others lengthening the face by inserting inserting inserting insert insert- ing artificial teeth was the biggest biggest big big- gest best factor in curing in majority of or cases Vitamin Chart Send today for Dr Bartons Barton's vitamin chart showing the foods rich in the various vitamins and also those foods poor in vitamins Just send a three-cent three stamped self addressed envelope and ask for your Vitamin Chart Wrap coins carefully and mail ail your letter to Dr James W. W Barton care of oC The Salt Lake Telegram Home Service Bureau Salt Lake City Utah |