Show lini linx mv preservation OF or tiie THE TEETH SALT LAKE CITY oct 5 1869 editor deseret news mews being convinced from daily observation that the yeth leth are much neglected by the masse masses s I 1 the people and as abler pens are dent cent nt iwi lwi I 1 if off ommer offer e r a f few e w remarks upon ay dai dal daliy daily 15 dult duit duties les ies forbid forbid me searching i arc are archives h 1 ve 0 of history isto 1 in n order to an elaborate treatise on this sub jt neither will I 1 penetrate the gloomy of the ancient dead in order to iotch teh the die form and fashion of the time jahen en pliny lived and thou wert in thy f prime rat bat I 1 will briefly state for the satis sati 1 s diction cletion of the curious carious that according estory aU story stony the first time the diseases of lib lie it teeth were noticed and dental suray sway practiced r a was in the time of hip De rates aerates it would appear from dincov ille jrie by belzoni an and ot others er sinthe in the of the egyptians that the pt t artificial teeth were ol 01 a rude mple and made of wood it ia Is evi W amt from the writings of solomon th that at lese tese organs received hla hia attention in ie is palmy days of greece and rome kome te Is appearance of the teeth and their ceases fa esses eases received considerable attenson n and frequent allusion Is made by beaning ae e historians ot of that age to the practice wearing false teeth Penti dentistry stry however did not receive at undivided attention that its im ilance demands until the close of 1 sixteenth century the first attempt i classify the diseases of the teeth were bale bade lade jade by M Fo fouchard achard of paris who ig Is lk nominated the father of dental sur iw jpy 73 should any one think it unnecessary draw the attention of the people to iii lii subject let him cast a glance into ie e mouths of those he may meet or clate elate with and if optical demah e tion atlon t j is not sufficient let him place elf eif in a suitable situation for test then let him be assured by practical dentist that some folks I 1 uha wha buths are so offensive that the sur coq n is sometimes compelled to hold i breath while operating let him fleet on the important office the teeth korm in pro properly erly preparing the food indigestion row gow bow how indispensable they tuto into a to clear and distinct articulation as till tell as a pleasing physiognomy and 4 itie the ithe ill lii illusion is no not dispelled and he on vinced that there ia Is something roth not only in denmark but also in me me peoples mouths then must he be bleed incorrigible there may be a lick irk of in my last sentence uti t I 1 wish to speak in relation to this batter titter so ag as to be understood by alli aili ali all for consider the condition of some peo aca iea lieg lief mouths to be an outrage upon the yeb leb rua yes and noses of society and were they bored with a microscopic view of their inhabitants I 1 they would be apt to see lights that had not been dreamt of in their philosophy the causes assigned for the diseases ud ad decay of the teeth are numerous and conflicting who shall decide when doctors disagree Andas audas and as many of them are to a great extent if not entirely beyond the control of the individuals so afflicted I 1 shall not stop to enumerate them but I 1 am convinced that one of the principal causes and one that is in the power of every one to toi remedy Is to corroborate this assertion I 1 will here introduce the testimony of two eminent dentists parmly says the premature decay of the teeth is the consequence 0 of which acts upon them in the same manner as on other palts by sapping and nd corroding the vital energy thereby causing them to moulder away schrott in speaking of the inhabitants of the mouth and teeth 1 says the principal cause of the al destruction e st of the teeth must be a parasitic luxuriant vegetable growth which is always found where sour fermentation or putridity takes place another writer queries how many persons cleanse their teeth four times daily yet nothing less than this will keep these creeping crawling slimy parasites parasia es from the tha mouth 11 A friend who haa has traveled in india where it is enjoined as a religious glo gio us duty to cleanse the teeth before and after partaking of fiodi food nood informed me that good sound teeth even in old age was the rule and not the exception among them ayot hot and improper food and hot drinks are found tp be very injurious to the teeth hence the necessity of strictly observing the word of wisdom also quack medicines tooth powders and metallic tooth picks cracking nuts and other hard substances 1 the habit of using fine bolted flour is also detrimental as natures laboratory is thereby deprived of a portion of the elements necessary for their proper formation and perpetuity A A foul or diseased stomach is a very fruitful cause of their diseases in short anything that tends to impair the general health of the system has more or less lebs a baneful effect upon them and vise versa for when the teeth and gums guma are diseased the food is not only imperfectly prepared for the action of the stomach but in the language of the poetess we actually drink our pois poison polson and we eat disease I 1 through a portion of the ulcerated and land putrid matter from the teeth and gums passing into the stomach with the aliment for the same reasons the air inhaled must also be more or less contaminated A dentist of this city informed me that he had often observed a marked improvement in the health of persons who bad had their stumps extracted in the short period of time necessary for the gums to be prepared for the reception of an artificial set act which seems to indicate that very bad teeth are worse than none at all the preservation of the teeth is a auba abject act that ought to receive the attention of all botn both old and young joung male and abd female the maiden may bein be in the very prime of youth and beauty still the disease and loss of her teeth will give an expression of senility and deformity to her bet otherwise fair features A man may be the very personification of manly dignity he may way have an eye like mars to threaten and com corn t mand and yet the the loss of ochia his teeth will wil wll have a like effect upon him I 1 therefore conceive it td be the duty of parents to acquaint their children with these facts if rhey hey they should be taught to value their teeth more than a casket of jewels iia cia thing of beauty Is a joy forever they should know that if proper care is A not got bestowed upon them their loss ims is inevitable and is only a matter of time they should be taught at five years old and upwards the daily dally use of the toothbrush in order thoroughly to cleanse the parts the brush should not only be moved across the teeth but also upwards and downwards varying the action so as to penetrate every interstice both anterior and posterior should the gums be relaxed spongy and bleed a continuation in the above course will generally restore them to a healthy action every person ought to have a toothbrush tooth brush recent examinations have proved pure white soap to ba the best and most effectual dent A very good and safe toothpick tooth pick can be made out of a quill and even a piece of straw of a suitable size inserted between the teeth has been found to answer a very good purpose if they are foul and coated with tartar repair at once to a skillful and conscientious dentist and have them thoroughly cleansed and stopped if necessary A tooth well stopped with proper material may maydo do good service for a life time timer periodical examinations should then be made by the defit dentist as decay in the teeth is sometimes some times timea very rapid 1 would here remark that deformity produced by accident or otherwise can in many instances be rectified by a skillful dentist in order to more fully show the importance of mothers giving this subject their serious attention not only for their own individual benefit but also for that of their offs offspring prin g I 1 will state that the celebrated de la Barre who la Is classed among the best dental pathologists of europe advises mothers who have constitutionally bad teeth to refrain from suckling their children lest they entail upon them not only bad teeth but also debilitated constitutions he further says that in choosing a wet nurse her eyes should be lively and animated her hair and eyebrows brown or light colored her lips red her teeth sound and good her gums hard and well colored the above may sound like an idle tale to some of my readers but the student of pathology and physiology will ww understand its import m in concluding these incoherent remarks I 1 would say that I 1 am aw not a dentist or the son of a dentist neiter neither ami adea a dealer lerin in toothbrushes end and dentri nices flees and in offering them to the public I 1 have no financial lax ax to grind and consequently the feelings that have prompted this humble effort have been purely philanthropic NORVAL norvan |