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HE most damaging and retarding mal salt, c influence to oral hygiene work is the mouth that we as dentists do not prescribe glandular something in which we ourselves have greater wi confidence. The drifting of patients, tion in th after we have attended them, to the use solution. | of stock articles for the mouth, accord- the mout/A ing to taste or claims, cheapens and _ greater fajs.2s cents breaks down any good effect or endeavor ural chem urn we may have built with them. It also to secreti weakens our opportunity to study the stimulate progress or retardation of cases with a secretions given or known treatment. less of its Sodium chlorid has been taken as the in the imj subject of this paper because clinical fore one ¢ observation has made it a recognized fusely sec basis for a mouth treatment. It will be maintains impossible to cover all the studies, ob- Salt alo servations and researches that have been is it an ag made to prove its value. At the outset, agents tha one thought, which may or may not be must bea new, must be recognized, that is, the lar and ce value of salt as a granule or powder or more irritj in natural form as compared with nor- be harmles MEANY 19230 VOL. LXXII.—No. 5 THE DENTAL COSMOS A MONTHLY RECORD OF DENTAL SCIENCE DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF THE PROFESSION EDITOR L. PIERCE ANTHONY, D.D.S., F.A.C.D. Se Salt By GeorcE C. McCann, D.D.S., D = AS A DENTIFRICE Leading members of the dental profession now recommend pure salt as ideal for cleansing teeth, for restoring their natural beauty, and for healing bleeding gums. For instance, Dr. Martin Williams in the Journal of the American Dental Association writes * :— “T have been experimenting with a saturated solution of salt water and also with pure salt used with the toothbrush for brush- ing the teeth and gums, and am greatly surprised at the wonder- ful results obtained. “My attention was called to this treatment about a year ago by several of my patients whose mouths were in the pink of con- dition. On inquiry I found that they used salt water or in some cases pure salt with the toothbrush, doing the work thoroughly. Since then, after scaling the teeth and suggesting the usual hygiene of the mouth, I advise all of my patients to use a satu- rated solution of salt water or to dip the moistened brush in fine salt and brush the teeth and gums (up and down) twice daily, and am gratified by the splendid results. It will tone up and harden the gums, keep the teeth free from deposits to a great ex- tent and will do more to cure pyorrhea than the usual treatment given. In cases of chronic pyorrhea I give the emetin treatment, internally, in conjunction with the use of the salt water or pure salt. While emetin seems to be of great benefit at least tempo- rarily, the use of the salt treatment will prevent the recurrence of the disease. “J will cite two cases under my observation: Case 1—Mres. A., age 45, teeth covered with tartar and slightly loose, gums badly inflamed and bleeding to the slightest touch. I removed deposits very thoroughly and advised the emetin treatment with antisep- * Williams, Martin; 4, p. 1006, Journal of the American Dentai Association. RECOGNIZED BASIS FOR MOUTH TREATMENT... “ Reproduction of part of article appearing in Dental Cosmos, highly regarded journal of the ental profession, commenting on the fact that odium chloride (salt) is a recognized basis or mouth treatment. 2 47° “Ft cleans teeth thor- oughly. It helps restore their natural beauty, it combats acid mouth, and it helps heal spongy, bleeding gums.” tic mouth washes. I did not see patient for six months and to my great surprise the teeth and gums were in a perfect condition. Patient did not use the treatment I had suggested, but used a saturated solution of salt water twice daily.