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Show Care of the Teeth i ; Ji What Can a Mother Do to Pnvmnt Htr Child From Having DocaydTth? Thla a, aaa tte a baa boon aakad from tlma to ttma by paopla who bava baan aufforwia; from tha l'a of d tea rod aad 'in fact ad tooth. yorrhoa..ata, hvo raaolvad to- do alt In thatr powar to guard thalr rhltdran from any ttnnaoaasary auf faring and diaaaaa. Tha following aa an oat Una af ft couraa of prat ant ion that ia enn-aldarad enn-aldarad tnoal afflclant In tha light af our praaant dav undaratandlng of dantal dacay, lafaciod tooth, malformation mal-formation of tha Jaw a, and irragular tath, pyorrhaa. at. On of tha facto ra ta Ho oonald-orad oonald-orad la horadlty. It in quit a raaaon-abla raaaon-abla to ballova that If tha paranta and grandparanta of ft child had good dartturaa. It a inharltanca would ba far mora faTorabla than that af a child whoa paranta had nrgloctod moutha and dacay ad tath. I'nfonunat. a 1 mothar ha oaly limited control ovr th kind at ; tooth bar child Inhartta. hut aha I can havp an tnfluanc la making 1 th tooth lnharttanc of har graat-grandr-fatidran a doatrabla ona. Aatdo from thla th controlling fact ore ara dial and a stroma el aaa- llnaa. Th axeaafr mi gar canaumptlon among tha Engllah. Fraach and Amartcana la undoubtadly why thay hava poorar taath than any othor poopla, whlla th Aattva Itallana. Armanlana. Oroka. ate, who aat aama food aa wa, with tba aacaptioa of ao much auarar. axa oracflcally lontraota tha diaaaaa, tba Ugh tar tha attack. It la not ganarally known that tha anamal of th taath la form ad from aimilar call aa th akin and that any eruption or raah of tba a In la llhaly to affaot th formation of th anamal, If It occur during tba pa-rlod pa-rlod of anamal formation. ry pracautlon ahould ba takan to prevent a child fiom contract ing maaalaa. chlrkanlow, aarlat favar. ate, aapoctally from birth to about 14 year of age. daring which pa-rioo pa-rioo tho anamal of i tooth la formed. It la qultn common to aaa taath with tha anamal aurfara that la pit tad or groovad. and In. many eaaoa aa much aa half af th crown of tha tooth wUl ba mlnua any anamal. due to poma akin disturbance, disturb-ance, during Ita formation. Knamal of a aomowhat almllar a pp ranee I can ba produced hy aay eavere nutritional nu-tritional dtaturbanoa. It la practically prac-tically Impoaatble to pravant tba dacay da-cay of thla dcfactiv aaamal and any raah or eruption of tha akin should h avoided for thla raaaoa. In regard to tha othar factor 'tram daanllneaa. Tha roaponalbil- i My muat raat upon th mothar until th habit of mouth cleanllnoaa haa ban definitely formod and tha ' child can ba dopandad upon ta do It thoroughly. Haforo tha tamporary tai h erupt, th mauth ahould ba awabbad with otartle cotton, aatu-ratod aatu-ratod with borka add. Thla pro-cedur pro-cedur la nacaaaary befora and aftar faodlng. In ordor that tha mam- immune from decay. People like the Keklmoa African ftegrooa, native na-tive New Zealand era, who have never nev-er tasted free auger, hardly knew what ft deoayod tooth la. 1ft spue of tha fact that they do not know what ft tootk bruah Is, either. tlet' and tho Import a ace of mastication mas-tication has been fully covered tn previous art Idea. No further attempt at-tempt will be made to prescribe ft diet for the growing child or to stress ths Importance of uatTtbr the teeth In chewing. The fooda.Tnow-ever, fooda.Tnow-ever, that are high In calcium are milk, buttermilk, cheeee. celery, aplnack. ttirnipa. red I ah aa, airing beana. cabbage, oftullflower onions, carrots, etc. , It le nof generally known that the contagioua dieeaees of the ekin If contracted during childhood, bear a direct Influence on the enamel of the teeth. Many mothers sro Inclined to look ipoa tho skin dlaeaaea af childhood as something that cannot bo avoided and frequently fre-quently no effort la made to prevent pre-vent thee diseases, since It Is felt that the younger a child la when It brane of the mouth may be free of any particles of souring milk. This method can bo oonttnued until there are sufficient teeth to permit the uee of ft email soft bruah. with ft nonmedloftted tooih pasts, after each meel. When moat of tha temporary taath re In place, a ftne thread or ftoaa ahould so used between the teeth to remove small food articles that cjlng so readily to the surface a. Aa the child rear he an age to understand the process of rinsing, without swalloplng mouth waah. R rape red of coeree lime described i previous arttclea, may he used. By th time the permanent teeih are erupting, the care of the mouth constsis of washing before and after aft-er each meal. When thla regime Is faithfully carried out and nugmeriw ed by the prophylactic treatments, ft mother has secured for her Child the greatest health Insure aco pee-stble pee-stble s dean mouth and eound i Written by Tr. Jones. Bridgeport. Conn. Indorsed by ths .southern Academy of Perlndontolf y. |