Show information REGARDING THENG H MOUTH dr harold crandall vincents or trench mouth as aa it Is commonly called is breaking forth with another of bleeding gums letia fetid and loss of oral health beIt hp according to word received from ono one of our local professional men for the benefit of the people of our community and surrounding country tho the following brief description of the disease and a nd general advice necessary to prevent a further spread of same hea hrc been secured 1 description the condition known as vincents or trench mouth consists of an inflammatory ulceration ulcer atlon of the mucous membrane ot of the mouth and throat the usual site of the trouble being the gums guma around the teeth and in the throat tho the ton sils bile occasionally there Is an evidence of inflammation of the tongue character characterized characterised lied by the tongue being swollen excessively red and showing a tendency to crack so to speak the disease usually begins with a persistency of the g gum in some area of the mouth to bleed with a tenderness and some swelling it then soon spreads to other abrew and not infrequently there Is d a tonsillitis litis or sore throat and in these dinst instances ances one can usually be sure of an infection in the tonsils with the germs of the disease very seldom are there any general symptoms save rj s moderate fever and a general indisposition the great disturbance is th tho tenderness of the mouth together with that In inconvenience of aco ving the gums bleed at the slightest provocation 2 cause the cause of vincents Is truly bacterial the specific germs being of two ty a bacillus and nd vi ss which are invariably found with numerous varieties ot of pus germs which tend to aggravate the disease 3 how the disease ta Is transmitted in regards to the transmission of the disease it seems that ahat such Is purely from contact of mouths mouth of individuals directly as in kissing or indirectly through gIr the usage of drinking glasses following the usage of same with one who has baa the disease there seemed to be great outbreak of the ailment following the popularity gained by the root beer stand few years ago alson in the grand canyon district at on one of the construction camps there was small outbreak of the disease following the presence in this camp of e r young man who had the disease and in this instance the transmission was traced to drinking from the same cup A law Is now in effect which rd requires the proper sterilization of drinking ware used by the public or in lieu of the fsr usage ge of permanent cups or glasses the usage of paper cups has attrA ned a wide usage and I 1 are much lauded as an efficient mer mee sure in pro preventing venting the spread of the infection 4 response to treatment vincents responds quite rea readily dif y AT FIRST to treatment but to effect a permanent cure the treatment I 1 must continue until all of the germs sire killed after the first big outbreak in the mouth has subsided through the treatment of it the ya patient is usually under the impression tha that t a complete cure is not tar far off and that the treatment might even be adso discarded added however it will be found foun that a relapse in this extent will be tor for only the ulcerations are cured and tho the bacteria are still present in large numbers ato to thoroughly destroy rn cn effect the camouse must be thoroughly destroyed hence a treatment should la last las st tor for a considerable length of time rater efter the evidence ol of the disease has disappeared any case which appears to be such an aliment ailment should be immediately seen to and one who has bw the disease should be most careful not to transmit it to others in regards to precautions to prevent transmitting the dise disease zose to others the dishes and glassware used by the patient should be thoroughly washed in soapy hot water and then scalded thoroughly care should be taken to see that no one one uses a d drinking ran I 1 king glass following one who has trench mouth precautions to be observed keeping from catching tho the disease might be enumerated as aa f follows 1 dont drink out of si glass or any other container following anyone else 2 beware of promiscuous iussig 3 keep the mouth clean with 0 r good dentifrice 4 dont irritate the mouth with too strong medicines some people are under the impression that it if a certain amount of something Is beneficial tt CW ra EB a remedy tor for something that twice or thrice that would effect twice or thrice as aa rapid a cure this Is a misnomer for n certain strength of s some omea antiseptic n e p tic aou would I 1 d ki kill I 1 I 1 ge germs and not ilot harra barm the mouth irm rm branes where a more concentrated mixture would ot of course kill germs but raso lower the of the mouths mouth by such a strong medicine s |