Care of the mouth and teeth; a primer of oral hygiene (1916) (14596434058)

Identifier: careofmouthteeth00kauf (find matches)
Title: Care of the mouth and teeth; a primer of oral hygiene
Year: 1916 (1910s)
Authors: Kauffmann, Joseph Herbert, b. 1891
Subjects: Oral Hygiene Dental Care
Publisher: New York, Rebman company
Contributing Library: Columbia University Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Open Knowledge Commons



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e not always as advantageousas the former, because the bristles do not hug theteeth so thoroughly in brushing, having a tendencyto spring away, due to the free movement allowedby the flexibility of the handle. The next question arises as to what is used uponthe tooth-brush to facilitate its action in cleansingthe teeth. We have at our disposal pastes, pow-ders and soaps to be used in conjunction with thetooth-brush, whose principal purpose is to assist thelatter by mechanically removing accumulationsgathered upon the teeth. It should always beborne in mind that any substances in a preparationfor.use on the tooth-brush, placed therein for otherpurposes besides cleansing action, as, for instance,for antiseptic use, are of little value, because theydo not remain long enough upon the teeth to exertany such influence. (See accompanying plates.) Generally speaking, these preparations shouldnot be of gritty form, for in such a case the enamelwould be destroyed by the coarseness of the prepa-
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These photographs of various tooth brushes were obtained by permission o£ TheConsohdated Dental Manufacturing Company, New York, through the courtesyof Dr. R. Ottolengui, Editor of Dental Items of Interest, in which Journal theywere originally published.