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Show I H YOUR DENTAL I. Q. j Syr s American Dental Association. I '"'it,,. ' QWhat is the cause of Trench '. Mouth and can it be cured? J. O. T. A Formerly, Trench Mouth (Vin-! (Vin-! cent's Infection) was thought to have been caused by two germs living together for their mutual advantage. ad-vantage. The names of these organisms or-ganisms are fusiform bacillus fu'-sif-orm bas-il'-us) and Vincent's spirochete (Vin'-sents spir'-o-ket). Recently researchers have come to believe that perhaps two additional micro-organisms are concerned with the disease. Trench Mouth is an infectious in-fectious disease affecting chiefly the gums, though it may involve the lips, tongue and lining of the mouth. Young adults are most susceptible to this infection and it may occur in children. The acute type of Trench Mouth cannot be confused with any other mouth disease as there is a marked redness and sloughing of the gum tissues, pain, characteristic bad breath, temperature and prostration. pros-tration. Sub-acute or chronic cases of Trench Mouth are less easily recognized rec-ognized because the symptoms are less marked. However, in chronic cases as iff acute cases, the gums Sometimes, because of excessive wear, disease, abuse or neglect, some middleaged people are forced to lose their teeth. This greatly affects af-fects their appearance by causing them to look prematurely aged. Lost natural teeth should be replaced re-placed with artificial teeth in order to maintain '.be natural facial expression ex-pression and appearance, permit mastication and preserve normal speech. will be tender and sore when the teeth are brushed. Trench Mouth can be cured providing the patient cooperates effectively with the dentist den-tist in its treatment. Send question with sell-addrrisnd . stamped envelope, to American Urntal Association. 212 Hast Superior street. Chicnso. 111. |