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I'nclean moulhi and teeth are r"ponaibl for theHo rotidltloiia, for It la a fact fully establlhhed that iena Mian elKM per cent, of fhe American peopl urn- a toothbrush or mnk any effort to keep their tpeth and mouth clean. In order to have good health we must have aound teeth, yet we are permitting our teeth to decay at a paco that la alarming, which. If unchecked, will lead to a nation of broken down, dyapeptie men and women. The flrat of the permanent teeth, the firm molar, uiually appear about the alxth year and for that, reaaon baa been deaignated hi the "alxth year'a molar." Theae molara are by far the moat important of the permanent teeth, perforin lng the dutlea of grinder of all fooda that enter the mouth. From the aeventh to the eighth year the Inclaora appear and perform the function! of dividing the food. The blcuapld teeth begin to make their appearance between the ninth and tenth year and the canine from the twelfth to the fourteenth year. Around the twelfth year the tecond act of permanent molara appeara, followed fol-lowed by the third or wisdom teeth, whoae appearance ap-pearance vatiea from the seventeenth to the twenty fifth yeara. Theae teeth, aaalated by the muaclea of maatlcatlon which control the movement move-ment of the Jaw, perform the Important function func-tion of preparing our food for proper aaaimlla- 7Yl "GOJLTAKj Ol-IOO0"A3 CWl OT six out cownom oiovt youi 39 anno rrjrr7 rax wcmasco vsysu crnacvcy Arnrt ? TlfrtMH Bllf PVTT QPDfK MS AlVV f &OfJ Aor fl A J. JZ' TiMT TfFJl COXrPVAMTS Af VAtCfPCL'5 TO Trtf rtfUTH OfHCP CYIO 5 The teeth should never be neglected. It Is as ess( titlal to keep them clean aa It Is nec essary es-sary for us to eat. They should be thoroughly brushed ith a medium brlstlu brush three times a day. Most people brush them in a very perfunctory sort of way, applying ihe bru.'di horizontally. This does not remove the small particles of food between the teeth and fermeiitation and decay results. The proper way Is to first rinse the mouth with water that has been slightly warmed. This washes away many 0f the food particles that adhere to the teeth. Next use the brush without any powder or paste to dislodge any food that n ay still remain on the teeth; then apply your powder or paste by mean of the tooth bruhh and thoroughly use it along the teeth with the cross motion usually applied with the brush to the teeth. You must also brush upward und downward, inward and outward, then backward back-ward and forward. In this way all foreign substances are removed. In order to be sure that no particles remain even after this treatment, treat-ment, It Is necessary to pass silk dental floss between the teeth. Very frequently If the Boss becomes ragged or breaks. It Is a guide to seme defect existing In the tooth surfaces In selecting a tooth paste or powder be sure to secure a product free from acid or grit. In order to obtain a clean mouth and have good teeth and health It is necessary that yna should ha. wjr dentist look over your teeth at least tw ce a year. You are not able to locate stall cav.tle, with your hand mirror and your dentist has every appliance for do-lng do-lng so h, not think ,!,, because a tooth has decajed It cannot be saved; the root, of ,,, d not decay, and the dentist, with the aid of J l.nga and crow,,,, can r.palr these structure at.d give jou much comfort. Missing teeth rrra.ljr Impair the proper chewing of food it eX o V intiut r" bp " service to you. taki,crT,fT" ",l"k lh, " " u1"'"' ' . a 1' bab' "-"'"o tth. I.:, this f , "rr"r- Th,',r P-rman.ni teeth ae begun formaMon up in nmnti d!nril . W nporary p.,1(d and are redy to make ..ir appearance at the proper pl.jp me If care is taken with the tea porar, set. c ul , m m J 0 ,,r,lu' P 'rr"ri tee ,h rri ,",0UM H-nn h ' to, T i " ,;f' ,r,0'h ,h!" -I"on gums r ,wrp , d amf ! '.:E!.0f ,fra" " "Ul'be e tfcat tb. teeth and gum. are in god c-. trio. deformed dental arches due to adenoids in the noBe." Is Insanity in many cases due to defective teeth? That Is a question that has aroused much interest In the profession due to an interesting series of experiments made by Dr. Henry S. I'pson, professor of neurology In the Western Reserve Medical school, Cleveland, Cleve-land, Ohio. He found among the Insane In the asylums of Cleveland and Columbus many case of dementia precox and melancholia, these patients all allowing dental Impaction of the teeth. Taking nine of these unfortunate creatures, I)r. Upson had them operated on dentally and the results obtained were sensational sensa-tional in the extreme. Klx of these have fully recovered, two much Improved and one showed no mental change at all. The common caiiBo of all our -dental troubles 1 decay of the teeth, known technically techni-cally as dental carles, t Is a disease known to have existed for centuries. In the Ilrltish museum Ij a skull of a mummy dated 2K00 II. C, showing evidences of well marked caries. Dr. L. M. Waugh of Kuffalo, quoting from fiuer-nl's fiuer-nl's "History of Dentistry," calls attention to a collection of Egyptian writings (luting back to 1D50 II. C, in which nre mentioned a number num-ber of remedies for this disease. Decay or carles of the teeth is largely due to neglect or failure to keep the mouth and particularly the teeth properly cleaned. If food particles lodge between tho teeth and are not removed they eventuully ferment. During this fermentation process the mouth bacteria acting on the carbohydrate car-bohydrate foodstuffs produce acid fermentation. fermenta-tion. These acids dissolve the lime salts of the teeth, exposing the dentine to the action of microbe which rapidly destroy the tooth structure. It 1 the general supposition that teeth alway decay from the outside; as a matter of fact the change takes place from within outward and goes on rapidly until there is quite a large cavity. Frequently toothache or extreme sensitiveness to hot or cold food or drink are the first Intimations that decay has taken place. Sometimes there Is no pain at all and a chance examination discloses the cavity in the? tooth. These tooth cavities are Ideal Incubators for all kinds of bacteria. Many of the pathogenic patho-genic bacteria require heat and moisture for their development and the unclean mouth and teeth offer all these conditions. It Is not uncommon un-common to find the pus producing organism, the bacillus of diphtheria and tuberculosis, In these tooth cavities. The case of unclean mouths are legion; not only among children, but among adults. It Is estimated that only eight per rent, of the people in this country take care of their teeth. In a recent paper read before the Society of Medical Inspectors of New York, and commenting com-menting on the condition of children's teeth. Dr. Merrltt sn'd: "It may be said without fear of contradiction that If the teeth of the coming com-ing generation are to be saved It must be done during their school life. In the city of New York there are In this year of 1910 over Cno.OOi) school children, a very large percentage of whom are In need of dental treatment. Few of them ever make use of a tooth brush; their mouths are filthy beyond belief, and most of them have one or more decayed teeth." Dr. William II. Potter of Hoston. at the solicitation so-licitation of the school board of Ilrookline, Mass.. recently examined the mouths of the school children In that exclusive suburb of Hoston and found that E8 per cent, of the rhll-' rhll-' drcn had diseased and defective mouths and teeth. The school inspectors of Cleveland, Ohio, examined 33,0( 0 children last year and discovered dis-covered "7 per rent, of them to have defective teeth. It has been estimated that there are over S.Oi'O.ftoti children in the Cnlted States who have defective and dUeased teeth and 6,000.000 with enlarged glands and ".ooo.ooo with defective breathing, due to adenoid growths In the nose. Dental caroS frequently originates during pregnancy and should receive Immediate attention. at-tention. There is an old and true saying, "a tooth for -very child." but this can be avoided If the prosjwctlve mother will follow the instructions of her physician and her dentist. tion by means of the saliva of the mouth, which contains a ferment called ptyalln. that ha the property of changing carbohydrate foods, such as vegetables and cereals, Into starch. Ily a thorough mastication with this ferment the food I prepared so that when It reaches the gastric Juices of the stomach dl gestlon can be more readily advanced, and certain portions given off to supply the dally needs of our marvelous system with proper nutrition. During the day when baby is wrestling with Its first teeth tho young mother seeks aid in such contrivances as rubber rings and pacifiers, permitting the little one to chvw them ad libitum, believing that they promote nature's efforts and assist the child during the dentition period. Her good neighbors have told her all about these adjuncts to teeth cutting cut-ting and the wonderful results that they have obtained through their use. The mother does not realize that all these contrivances are danagerous to the health and well being of her child, often being the means of Introducing some serious contagious or Infectlou disease of a most dangerous character. It has been found that rubber rings or pacifiers are bacteria bac-teria carriers, being loaded with germs of a most virulent type. Even if cleaned and sterilized, ster-ilized, there Is another reason why they should never be used. They deform the mouth. The dental tissues of the Infant are soft and yielding yield-ing and the use of rings and pacifier often distort the mouth and gum, frequently resulting re-sulting in what is known aa malocclusion of the teeth, a condition where the upper and lower sets do not properly meet. The sixth year molar is the most impor'ant of all teeth. It la often lost because pa'ents frequently think that It Is one of the temporary tempo-rary set. This error Is due to the fact that It is cut while most of the first set uf teeth are in the mouth. When this tooth Is lost nature na-ture m..kes an attempt to close the space, with the result that the entire articulation Is destroyed. de-stroyed. The space thus created between the twth is difficult to keep clean, d'je to the food particles being forced Into these spaces. Its loss Is slso one of the chief causes of irregularities irregu-larities of the other erupting teeth. It is the belief of the entire dental jvofeslon that the early loss of this tooth Is responsible for more misplaced teeth and 111 shfcped Jaws thau any other condition of the t'C uth. Every mother bhould become familiar with the location of this Important tooth. Hegln-nlng Hegln-nlng at the renter in ftont and counting backward back-ward on either side, above and below, it Is the sixth tooth cut. The mother should carefully watch for any defect found in this tooth, and If cavities are locatrd they should be repaired at once In order that the usefulness of th tooth ran be saved. The great American habit, the "bolting of 'ood." Is one of the most serious conditions f our mr'J'"'S Ufe. Dr. Osier bas said that the American nation could be divided into two classes, bolters and chewers, with the bolter leading by a large majority. Dr. H. C. Sex ton of Shelbyvllle, Ind., at a meeting of the Indiana Dental association, delivered an interesting inter-esting address In w hich he deplored this habit, and advised that a national movement should be organized to be known as the "chewing movement." He said: "The education of the average man, woman and child has been sadly neglected. They have not been taught to use their teeth. When we bolt our food we ignore one of the most important ferments, ptyalln. In our saliva, that has much to do in the process of digestion. Hut the American habit Is to spit, and Americans are the greatest splt-ters splt-ters of the world. Hetween meals they will spit out the Invaluable saliva, then when they eat they wash down every unchewed bolus of food with copious draught of water, coffee, or In summer Iced tea. What a foolish, disgusting disgust-ing habit It is and more than foolish, more than disgusting. It la killing in Its hurtfulness It has been stated that fully 75 per rent, of the people of this country bolt their food. This habit Is usually acquired during the early years of childhood and carried on during one whole life. It should be the duty of all parents to make their children eat slowly and chew their food properly. Nature has placed these teeth In our mouth for a purpose, a very valuable purpose, pur-pose, too, and If we neglect to properly use tin in we ate Inviting conditions that seriously threaten our health and general welfare. Diseases of the nose and mouth have a great Influence upon the dent 1 arch of the mouth, particularly adenoid growths In t!u nose. If the nose is filled up with these adenoids ade-noids the free passage of air along the nasal membranes becomes obstructed and result in the child becoming what I known a a "mouth breather." In this change from the normal physiological nasal breathing the dental den-tal arch is deformed and Irregular teeth I the result. Many of these cases are deplor- . able, for It not only impairs the ability of the Individual to masticate food properly, but It interferes with the voice and changes the wholo facial appearance of the person. Another An-other deplorable condition due to these nasal growths is the effect they may have on the mentality of the child. They become stupid, forgetful, inattentive and lark the power of mental concentration. This Is csused by these growths obstructing the lymphatic circulation cir-culation of the brain, prfvcntlng the proper supply of nutrition so essential to It development. develop-ment. Thete adenoid growth not only affect the dental arch of the mouth, but they are the frequent causes of deafness In children. Dr. W. A. Mills of Haltlmore, discussing this subject sub-ject at a recent treetlng ef Washington dei 1 1st st. said, "one half our Idiots and Insane In our Institutions today are so as the result of |