Show how to clean teeth I 1 i dr S S blodgett thus thug discourages the prevalent use of pulverized charcoal and other prepa preparations rations called tooth powders and prescribes a very simple and efficacious substitute which we can recommend commend rei from experience there is in my opinion no dent used no baneful in its use as charcoal I 1 doubt if there is a dentist with a fair practice of ten years but has seen worse effects from the use of acids I 1 have had in my own practice to insert three entire set of teeth where the gums were destroyed in two of these cases the gums are permanently discolored so there is no mistake in its a agency Y the effect of c charcoal etc enc is P purely mechanical it is as sharp as diamond dust and the finer the worse in its effects bein being perfectly insoluble in the fluids of the mouth 0 t it insinuates itself between the neck of the tooth and the gum um producing cing ulceration recession and nally finally loss assof of the tooth itself next to charcoal in their bad effects upon the teeth are the various kinds of boles holes and earths under different high sounding names and popular as tooth powders I 1 would have my patients use no kind of po power ter upon the teeth oftener than two or three times a month then I 1 would have them use the brush but take some finely prepared chalk and a stick of i red cedar orange or hickory we should say sai say bay soft white pine about four inches long wedge sha shape e and from one eight to one quarter inch wili wile wide with this polish the enamel being careful not to irritate or injure the gums the great dent that should be used at all times and under all circumstances isnoal is soap boap its al caline properties serve to neutralize the acids contained in the fluids of the mouth and its cleansing properties will correct the breath and remove offensive odor sooner than any article we vve have ever seen tried I 1 have seen the best effects from its use in tenderness and inflammation of the gums denoting acrid secretions and ana have never known it to feli fall in its results re salts suits |