Ogden Daily Standard | 1917-01-13 | Page 7 | Care for the Teeth

CARE FOR THE TEETH. Calling attention to the need of care of the teeth, the Butter Miner, quotes from a Philadelphia writer: The text of the article was Sir William Osier's statement that decayed de-cayed teeth were causing more harm than alcohol to the human race, and that many aro suffering from septic poisoning without-knowing without-knowing what Is the matter with them or even Buspectlng the orlpJn of their trouble. A late number of the Dental Summary makes the situation In this country coun-try clear In the United States 45,000 dentists are busy. Working all the time, they would be able to for mouths of about 15.000,000 persons. This leaves about B6 000.000 persons who give little attention to the cleanliness of their mouths, except that when a tooth aches so intolerably that they must do something Then the best they can do Is to have It out. Other treatment they would consider too expensive. But a great many persons who are well able to care for themselves, them-selves, will not po to a dentist. Through ignorance, fear, or neglect, ne-glect, the matter is put off. They do not appreciate that a bad tooth may account for a Joint stiffened by rheumatism, or for many other ills. At the base of many a tooth lies a well covered abscess which is slowly poisoning the system, and spelling fate for the oblivious owner of the teeth. One of the first steps In preventive pre-ventive medicine should be that taken by dentist. He can ferret out concealed and surprising pos- inunin ui uuuuie i no mourn is the opening through which food enters the body. Keep it clean and free from places for disease germs to lodge This is the simplest sim-plest common sense.