The family dentist : a popular treatise on the teeth.

  • Dobie, Jas. (James)
Date:
1869
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    SOME OP THE CAUSES OP IRREGULARITY OP THE TEETH. It rarely happens that there is any irregularity in the position of the temporary teeth. Those “little pearls,” as they are not inaptly called by an American writer, generally make their appearance in a regular arch, giving a new beauty to the rosy lips, and light- ing up the merry laugh of childhood. But with the permanent set irregularity is a matter of frequent occurrence, and is much to be deplored, as upon the regularity of the teeth, their health, and the beauty of the mouth, in a large degree, depend. The temporary teeth are only intended to last for a few years; and parents, in general, do not think them of sufficient importance to take much care in their preservation, which is a great mistake. By the same attention to cleanliness that is bestowed upon the outward person, and a timely application of remedial measures on the first appearance of disease, the child might be saved from many a weary hour of dreadful suffering and distress. It