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Show H YOUR DENTAL I. Q. American Denial Association. Q After having two upper and ! two lower back teeth on each .side removed, is it advisable to get permanent bridge work or partial plates or is it riyht to go without plates since rating is not Impaired'.' -H. B. P. A. It is hard to understand how the loss of eight molar teeth can fail to impair chewing of food Certainly dental restoration should be made to replace these lost teeth. Whether the restoration should be in the form of a fixed or removable appliance ap-pliance depends upon the condition of the mouth This must be decided-by decided-by the dentist. Qlf your wisdom teeth are good '. and don't bother you. should they be removed? A. No It would be folly to remove ' sound healthy wisdom teeth that are set in sound healthy gums" and bone and which are not impacted or infringing on other teeth. For some unfortunate reason, many people feel that all third molars, or as they ire commonly called, wisdom teeth, ure of little value and should be extracted. ex-tracted. This is not true. Healthy teeth are priceless and, under normal nor-mal conditions, should bo retained. j The child today has learned In 1 home and in school to care for his tiH He has learned not to fear the dentist. Modern psychology anil education have combined to relegate the oldtime "jokes" about the der.-! der.-! lal chair to Hie forgotten past, t'n I fortunately, many parents do not appreciate the importance of preventive pre-ventive dentistry and as a result, many children go through life suf ) (crlng the consequences. Send questions with selltddressed . stamped envelope, to America Dentil Association, 212 Fist Superior street, CAirjjo, III. |