Healthy teeth / Life Conservation Service of the John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company.

Date:
1942
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Healthy teeth / Life Conservation Service of the John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ae we EO EE Po oe OE EE ee by the bacteria, and often the germs themselves, are carried by the blood stream to produce crip- pling rheumatism, heart disease, and other grave, even fatal, conditions. Because healthy looking teeth may have root abscesses, only periodic den- tal inspections can reveal this dangerous condition. No tooth need ever reach the state in which it endangers health. In good health, a diet rich in tooth-building foodstuffs helps to keep the teeth strong. Thorough brushing of teeth and gums helps to keep the mouth healthy and ward off Brush from the gums across the teeth; the upper teeth downward, and the lower teeth upward.
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