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Houston Goudiss Offers Timely Advice AdviceOn AdviceOn On Avoiding the Menace of ofTooth ofTooth Tooth DecayBy Decay DecayByC By ByC C HOUSTON GOUDISSONE GOUDISSONE GOUDISS GOUDISSf ONE f \ NE of the most serious senous indictments mdlctments against agamst our present presentvY presentdny presentday day dny civilization ClvllIzatlOn is Itc its it ; < 5 failure to preserve the teeth of menwomen men menwomen menwomen women and children Countless examinations exammatIons e'caminations ecaminations ' in m all parts of ofthe ofthe ofthe the country reveal that practically 100 per cent of the adultpopulatlOn adultpopulation adult adultpopulation population populatlOn is afflicted with some form of oral disease I surves surveys ) of the physical phslcal phsrcal phslcalcondztlOn phsrcalcondition ) condztlOn condition conditionof condition'of conditionof ' of ofschool school pupils pupzls in m different 10 to 10caZares tocahtres tocalilies caZares cahtres andunder and under various varrous crr cir crrcllmstances circrimstances circumstances cllmstances crimstances disclose that tooth de decay decay decay cay affects affects between betiteen betr een 90 90and and 97 percent percent per percent cent of ofour our schoolcTuZdren schoolchildren school children cTuZdren cTuZdrenRcmarkable childrenRemarkable Remarkable Rcmarkable and widely herald heralded heraldtd heralded ed td advances have been made mour inour in m inour our knowledge ofhow of > ' " "li li " ; . ? ' how to control andprevent andprevent and andWy.r danVY Wy\.r Wy.r Wy .r r \ . 1 prevent many dangerous dangerous dan VY gerous and debill debili debilitating debilltatmg debilif S SSS SS ' tating tatmg diseasesYet dIseasesYet diseases diseasesi i r i Yet Yetve re * \ we \ve ve 'pp611 pp611 appear ' ' ' tobe to tobe * I . " "i i " S , . t be complacent In 1n Inthe 1nthe inthe the face of the fact factthat facteS factthat eS r that the majorityof majorityW maJorIty W of our population ishandicapped IS IShandIcapped ishandicapped handIcapped by de deeayed decayedteeth decay cayedteeth eayed ed teeth ' ' Nor does themere the themere themere mere statement ofthe of ofthe ofthe the case convey any idea of the thesenoucnecs theseriouene theserlou'ne theserloune senoucnecs seriouene ' ' : s of the situation Forit For ForIt Forit It is unfortunate that dIseased dIseasedteeth diseasedteeth diseasedteeth teeth and dental infections mfectlons which whichmay whichmay whichmay may result from unchecked de- de decay decay de decay - - cay seldom incapacitate the sufferer sufferer suf sufferer ferer Thus the victim does not notbecome notbecome notbecome become sufficiently alarmed totake to totake totake take the steps necessary to arrest arrestthe arrestthe arrestthe the progress of the diseased con condl condition condition conditionYet dl dition tlOn ditionYet tlOnYet Yet a single smgle decayed toothmight tooth toothmight toothmight might be compared to a poisonfactory pOison pOisonfactory poisonfactory factory distributing dlstnbutlng its noxIous noxIousproducts noxiousproducts noxiousproducts products to every part of the bodyand body bodyand bodyand and tooth decay may be mdIrectly indirectly mdIrectlyresponsIble indirectlyresponsible indirectlyresponsible responsIble for rheumatic all ail allments ailments ailments ments neuritis neuntIs dyspepsia or du duodenal duodenal duodenal odenal ulcers It may even be a acontrzbutIng acontributing acontributing contrzbutIng contributing : cause of heart trouble trou trouble trouble troublePoss ble blePost Poss Post bIt b I 11 t es of Prevent onYet on onYet onYet Yet there is little httle or no excuse excusefor excusefor excusefor for the appalling amount of dentaldecay dental dentaldecay dentaldecay decay that afflicts the Amencan American Amencanpeople Americanpeople Americanpeople people For in m recent years a vastamount vast vastamount vastamount amount of laboratory and chmcal clinical chmcalresearch clinicalresearch clinicalresearch research has been undertaken m in mthIS inthis inthis thIS field and there is 15 impressiveevidence impressIve impressIveeVIdence impressiveevidence eVIdence that dental caries canes or decay de decay decay cay may be completely controlled controlledby controlledby controlledby by dietary means Then too our ourunderstandmg ourunderstandmg ourunderstanding understandmg of cprrect dental dentalhygIene dentalhygiene dentalhygiene hygIene has advanced tremendously tremendously tremen tremendously dously and scientifically designed designedtooth designedtooth designedtooth tooth brushes bru.hes bruhes . and skillfully skllUully com corn compounded cornpounded cornpounded pounded dentifrices dentlfnces are avaIlable availablein , m in every town and hamlet through throughout throughout throughout out the countryD countryet country D Det e et + and Dental D Dsease sease seaseVarious seaseVanous seaseVarious Various Vanous investigators mvestlgators have ad advocated advocated advocated vocated different dietary formulas formulasfor formulasfor formulasfor decayThere for the control of dental decay decayThere decayThere There is a lack of agreement agreementamong agreementamong agreementamong among them as to which smge smgeelement single singleelement singleelement ] element is the most important m in mconstructmg inconstructing inconstructing constructmg constructing a diet to preventcaries preventcariesBut prevent preventcanes preventcaries canes caries canesBut cariesBut But outstand ng authorities authorztles hold holdthat holdthat holdthat that each of the five following followmg dl do dletary doetary dietary etary factors has a controlling controllmg m in mfluence influence influence fluence vitamins vltamms A C and D an anadequate anadequate anadequate adequate supply m in the correct correctproportions correctproportions correctproportions proportions of the mlneras minerals ] cal calclum calchum calcium clum chum and phosphorus an excessbf excess excessof excessOf of bf alkaline or base terming tormmg forming foods foodsover foodsover foodsover over acid forming formmg foods and a agenerous agenerous agenerous generous allowance of raw foodswith foods foodswith foodswith with emphasis on those that leave leavea1 leavean leavean a/1 a 1 an / alkaline ash V tam fam n A Aand and Tooth StructureNotable Structure StructureNotable StructureNotable Notable research has demon demonstrated demonstrated demonstrated strated that vitamin vltamm A is 1s a deflmte definite deflmtefactor definitefactor factor in m controlling controllmg tooth dE'velop- dE'velop dEvelop develop- dE'velopment development ' - - - ment The development of the theenamel theenamel theenamel enamel ] is S governed by a complex complexstructure complexstructure complexstructure structure which begins begms to deteno deterio detenorale deteriorate detenorate rale rate as soon as vitamin vltamm A is withheld with withheld withheld held When experimental experzmental ammals animals animalsare animalsare are placed on a diet lacking lackmg m in mthis irthis inthis this vitamin vltamm their teeth becomebrittle become becomebnttle becomebrittle bnttle brittle chalky and white This IS ISdue isdue isdue due to the loss of the enamel with withIts withits withits Its orange colored pigment and andthe andthe andthe the exposure of the dentineAn dentine dentme dentineAn dentmeAn An English authority authorzty also claIms claImsthat claimsthat claimsthat that vitamin vltamm A is necessary to tohelp tohelp tchelp help prevent diseases of the gums gumsInasmuch gumsInasmuch Inasmuch as vitamin vltamm A 1 1 kewlse kewise kewisehas kewlsehas kewisehas has many other important lffiportant funcbons func functlons functions tlons bons to perform in m the body ev every evtry every ery try homemaker should shouldsee see to i1that It Itthat itthat that her meals contain an abun abundance abundance abundance dance of milk and other daIry daIryproducts dairyproducts dairyproducts products and the green leafy and andyellow andyellow andyellow yellow vegetables which are a agood agood agood good source of this tms vitaminV vitamin vitaminV V tam tamin , " Cand C and Tooth Health HealthVltamm HealthVitamin HealthVitamin Vltamm Vitamin C is closely closey ] nssoc18ted associated nssoc18tedwith associatedwith associatewith ! with the health of both teeth and am ) I Igums gums There is strong eVIdence eVIdencethat evidencethat evidencethat that this vitamin vltamm is essential to tothe tothe tothe the dentine enamel cementum cementumand cementumand cementumand and the bone of the jaw law And Andthere Andthere Andthere there are on record remarkableexperiments remarkable remarkableexperzments remarkableexperiments experzments experiments which demonstratethat demonstratethat demonstrate demonstratethat that dental dcntal decay and gum dls dis dlsorders disorders disorders orders are both prevented and ar arrested arrested arrested rested when extra etra , amounts of offoods offoods offoods foods containing contammg vitamin vltamm C are ineluded In Included meluded cluded eluded cludedm eludedin in m a well balanced dIetVltamm dietVitamin diet dietVitamin Vitamin Vltamm C is best bcst obtained obtamed from fromthe fromthe fromthe the citrus fruits tomatoes and andraw andraw andraw raw leafy vegetables such as cab- cab cabbage cab cab- cabbage cabbage - - bageVitamin bageVltamm bage Vitamin Vltamm D which willch we get from fromthe fromthe fromthe the sun from fish liver oils ods andconcentrates and andconcentrates andconcentrates concentrates and from IrradIated IrradIatedfoods irradiatedfoods irradiatedfoods foods and those fortified with vIta vItamID vitamm vitamm mID mm D ft concentrate is necessary necessarytor necessaryfor for the proper utilization of thecalcium the thecalcIum thecalcium calcIum and phosphorus phosphor.us phosphoius . which whichmust whichmust whichmust must be generously supplied if theteeth the theteeth theteeth teeth are to develop properlyImportance properly properlyImportance Importance of Dental Hyg eneThus eneThus ene eneThus Thus a carefully calculated dIet dIetbegmnmg dietbeginning dietbegmmnff begmnmg beginning before birth and continumg con contmwng contrnumg tmwng trnumg throughout life is neces necessary necessary necessary sary to build bulld teeth that are structurally struc structurally structurally turally sound But even the most mostperfect mostperfect mosiperfect perfect teeth require constant constantcare constantcare constantcare care to maintain mamtam their soundnessThorough soundnessThorough soundness soundnessThorough Thorough brushing ] is S necessaryafter necessary necessaryafter necessaryafter after every meal to remove allparticles all allparticles allparticles particles of food which rem remam remain am be between between between tween the crevices andcling and cling clmg near nearthe nearthe neaithe the necks of the teeth If not re removed removed removed moved this debris debns may ferment fermentglvmg fermentgiving fermentgiving glvmg giving rise to unpleasant odors odorsand odorsand odorsand and creating creatmg acids which may at attack attack attack tack the tooth enamelIt enamel enamelIt It is important however that thatthe thatthe thaithe the brushing brushmg be done correctlyaway correctly correctlyaway correctlyaway away from the gums and with Wlth a a slight shght rolling Tollmg stroke so that the thebrzstles thebristles thebristles brzstles bristles can penetrate between the theteeth theteeth theteeth teeth Never use a n horizontalstroke horzzontal horizontal horzzontalstroke horizontalstroke gumsThis stroke nor brush toward the gums This may ] irritate rrztate the tender tiosues tJ ti . " part sues and may also force food par part t des cles under the gums at the necks necksof necksof necksof of the teeth teethA - A Good Dent fr ce Essental Essent alThe alThe al alThe The select on of a dent dentifrice ncc 19 1s 19most 1smost i3most most important because an agreeable agree agreeable agreeable able dent dentifrice nce encourages thorough thor thorough thorough ough brushmg-an brushmg an brushing - an efficient dentl dente dentlfnce dentefrice dentifnce fnce frice helps to float away awny mmute minute mmutebits minutebits minutebits bits of food not reached by thetoothbrush the thetoothbrush thatoothbrush thatoothbrushIt toothbrush toothbrushIt It is 1s also advisable to use apaste a apaste apaste paste or powder which helps torestore to torestore torestore restore luster to teeth which havebeen have havebeen havebeen been surface stained stamed by foods andbeverages and andbeverages andbeverages andbeveragesThe beverages beveragesThe The use of an antiseptic mouth mouthwash mouthwash mouthwash wash washat at least once daily dally espe espe- especIally espedally especially - - cially dally before retiring retlrmg is com coin coinmendable commendable cornmendable mendable as it leaves the mouthfresh mouth mouthfresh mouthfresh fresh and cleanIt cleanIt clean cleanIt It is also important to give the theteeth theteeth thateeth teeth regular systematic cleansing cleans cleansmg cleansing mg ing and to see your dentist pertlodically pen pert penodlcally penodically lodically odlcally for a carefulcheckup careful checkup |
