Show how to clean teeth there asin my opinion no dent used so 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 agency the effect of charcoal is purely mechanical it is as sharp as diamond dust and the finer the worse in its effects being perfectly insoluble ill in the fluids of the mouth it insinuates itself between the neck of the tooth and the gum producing ulceration recession and finally loss of the tooth itself next to charcoal in thel their I 1 r bad effects upon the teeth are the various kinds of boles and earths under di Terent different bih hib bi high bib b sounding names and popular as tooth powders I 1 would have my ny patients use no kind 0 of f powder 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 red cedar orange or hickory we should say soft white pine pipe about four inches long iong wedge shape and from lone ione one eighth to one quarter barter inch wide with this polish the enam enamel 5 being careful not to irritate or injure the gums the great dentrice dentri dent rife fic that should be used at all times and under all circumstances is soap its al caline properties serve to neutralize the acids contained in the fluids of the mouth month and its cleansing properties will correct the breath and remove offensive odor sooner tha than any article we have seen see tried I 1 have seen the best effects from its use in tenderness and inflammation of the gums denoting acrid secretions and have never known it t to 0 I 1 fail in its results r dr S S blodgett |