Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 February 1902 — Keeping the Teeth in Good Condition. [ARTICLE]

Keeping the Teeth in Good Condition.

Use a brush with bristles which are neither too stiff nor too soft, and brush the teeth on all sides. The teeth should be examined at least twice a year by a competent dentist. They should be washed with lukewarm water before breakfast, after each meal, and before retiring. An extremely important Item in ths care of the teeth Is the use of dental flos always after eating. This, to gether with a soft orange-wood toothpick, will remove every particle of food from the teeth. There, are so many excellent dentrfc flees that it Is hard to decide which one Is best. Precipitated chalk' Is always Jood, and may be rubbed about th< gums after eating anything acid and also before retiring. Avoid exposing the teeth to extremes of temperature. Very hot and very cold substances have a tendency to crack the enamel. Never use a metal Instru* ment of any kind in the mouth, and neither bite thread nor crack nuts with them.—Ladles* Home Journal.