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Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2016-12-22

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13: 9781334709012

Excerpt from The Canadian Journal of Medicine and Surgery, Vol. 50: July, 1921 The opportunity of the dental profession for co-operation with the various branches of medicine along these lines needs no cuq basis. The prevention bf oral. Sepsis in the future with a view to lessening the incidence of systemic disease should henceforth take precedence in dental practice, over the preser vation of the teeth almost wholly for mechanical or cosmetic purposes. As has been so largelv the case in the past. Everv effort should be made for the prevention of dental infections and for the correction of those already present. Preventive mea sures should begin in childhood with a view to obtain perfect development of the teeth and oral cavity, and thus prevent various defects which would later lead to sepsis. This calls for the co - operation of dentist, pediatrist and throat specialist. The principles underlying various procedures for the pre vention and cure of infections of the gums and enveloping membranes about the roots of teeth may be regarded as fairly well understood and effectively applied bv many. It should be emphasized, however, that the chief harm from these condi tions comes from the absorption of the bacteria and their pro ducts into the lymph stream or blood, especiallv if drainage is inadequate, not from swallowing the infectious material, and that the infections predispose to embolic infections within and without the dental field. The correction of pyorrhea and allied conditions is, therefore, of great importance. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.