Our teeth, how built up, how destroyed, how preserved / described and illustrated by R. Denison Pedley, and Frank Harrison.
- Pedley, Richard Denison.
- Date:
- 1908
Licence: In copyright
Credit: Our teeth, how built up, how destroyed, how preserved / described and illustrated by R. Denison Pedley, and Frank Harrison. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Leeds Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Leeds Library.
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![{vide fig. 14). Each time she bathes the child she should thoroughly brush her own teeth, then cleanse her mouth with tepid water, taking care that the infant sees these operations THE CARE OF THE TEETH. BRUSHING ANDSlLKlNa. THE MEDICAMENT USED WHETHER A DENTI PRICE OR COOO SOAP AND WARM WATER IS NOT SO IMPORTANT AS THE METHOD OF USING | 1. WHEN CLEANlNa THE TEETH THE GREATEST CARE 15 TO BE BESTOWED UPON THE REMOVAL OF FOOD AND DEBRIS FROM BETWEEN THE TEETH, i It 15 BEST TO USE A BRUSH WITH BRISTLES CUT TO CONFORM TO AND REACH TH05E SPACES AS6H0WN IN DIAGRMI ,1. In use the BRUSH SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO PASS TO AND FRO FROM THE FRONT TO THE BACK TEETH ONLY ; BUT WITH A SHORT PRESSIMG SWEEP FROM THE CUMS TO THE CUTTING. EDGE OF THE TEETH . THUS THE STROKE IN THE UPPER JAW IS FROM THE GUM DOWNWARDS WHILE IN THE LOWERJAW IT IS FROM THE QUM UPWARDS. IN THE DIRECTION OF THE ARROWS IN D1^GR^M II. Used onge a v/eek an excellent adjunct to the above andagreat protection against decay of the teeth consists in silking,that is. passing a strand of silk. eight or ten inches long. held taut between! the inde>c finger and thumb of each hand - between all the teeth and drawinc it outwards for an inch IN SUCH A MANNER AS NOT TO HURT THE GUM - If THESILK 13 CUT OR FRAYED IN PASSING. BETWEEN THE TEETH , IT IS MOST LIKELY THAT DECAY IS PRESENT REQUIRING IMMEDIATE TREATMENT. ] Fig. 14 carried out. The child's teeth should not be touched, but a small toothbrush should be given, and the result will soon be seen. When the child is handed over to the care of a nurse for the necessary ablutions, careful instructions should be given her that the same method of procedure shall be (B972 ) 7](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21506474_0053.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
