Teeth (circa 1973)

[Music] [Music] w [Music] teeth why not why not teeth are very much a part of the picture after all they're good for smiling for singing for looking best and for looking at certainly for eating we need them use them look best with them like to look at them but not everybody hasy babies don't they don't need them yet soon they do first first teeth then first lessons in brushing teeth later the deal Gap precedes the generation gap with freckles and pigtails second teeth replace first teeth sometimes to keep the space for second teeth when first teeth are lost too early her family dentist might temporarily fill the Gap with a space maintainer lack of care of first teeth could result in second teeth coming in crowded or uneven if so orthodontic treatment will bring them into proper functional relationship for speaking eating and looking healthy a part of the early teen picture it's well worth it later when she and her dentists see the results a functional Dental structure and with good care healthy gums and teeth and that's why almost everybody on the young side of the generation gap should have all his or her teeth but that was not always true prehistoric man lived a hard short life housing was inadequate by today's standards to say the least food was hard to come by Fierce beasts roam fields and forests to be hunted bare-handed or with primitive weapons a hard life with coarse food primitive man often had good teeth but poor gums pity the Stone Age man or woman with a dental problem even in recent cultures loss of teeth remained an expected and accepted part of aging you couldn't trust a man over 30 to have all his teeth George Washington by middle age had none he wore spring-loaded wood or Ivory dentures and a pained expression imagine Valley Forge and a sore mouth too more recently on our western frontier the traveling dentist extracted teeth but he did little about saving teeth his claim of painless extraction was somewhat exaggerated but since our frontier days we've made a lot of progress [Music] that's [Music] today we eat too many soft processed foods much of our diet is sweet an ideal environment for producing acids that attack tooth en ammo without regular and effective brushings deposits form on teeth it is during these early years the teeth get a good start or a bad one oh H now a short pause for the message about toothbrushing and proper dental care how often have we heard that and why not because sometimes the message doesn't get through for example this one's a good case in point you wouldn't know it but he's the school's budding engineer and mechanical genius he spends every spare daytime hour all his allowance and all he can earn on his cream puff dune buggy everything that isn't chromed is painted at the first sign of rust or before it he gets out the wire brush in the paint can that paint job took 18 coats of lacquer hand rubbed with 18 coats of lacquer you take care a daily polish and dust job keeps it mirror bright how often have I told you not to sit on [Music] it the engine room has all the the goodies right now the proud Builder and owner is cleaning the carburetor he knows that in performance and appearance cleanliness is next to winning prizes how many times is the car Miss Going the Distance because of just one spec of dust or dirt but for them the distance is like 72 years and only one thin layer of tooth anamel which cannot be replaced for another example this one doesn't usually make up in a paint job [Music] mirror on her dresser is half a drugstore counter of Cosmetics getting ready for a date her hair gets a 100 brush Strokes preceded by a wash cream rinse and steam set followed by a thorough inspection meanwhile outside it's date time well approximately he can usually figure on doing tomorrow's science [Music] assignment Inside by now the skin routine cleanser moisturizer a meticulous makeup routine all for that natural casual unspoiled [Music] look I'll be right out and she will because it only takes her 10 seconds to brush her [Music] teeth [Music] oh [Music] she has ambition she's going to be an airline Hostess High fashion model pop singer actress so naturally she thinks of her waistline when she eats then just a sip of chocolate malt that's after brushing her teeth and hours before she will again [Music] maybe he brushed his teeth after breakfast but probably before it teeth care of teeth and gums who thinks of that a dentist does he prefers the teeth be clean to avoid Decay gum disease and missing teeth that's why at the drop of a toothbrush he'll see that his patients are advised on care of teeth and gums how to brush and how often at least after each meal starting on the gums being sure to brush properly that same old message everybody's heard so often no dentist like makes a gap in Dental Care her 10-second brushing is not the fault of her dentist he certainly told her about tooth decay that can happen even in the loveliest mouth but the rest is up to her like most dentists he has demonstration models literature and posters of All Sorts promoting dental health for the same reason his office manager keeps files for patient recall because all dentists are concerned about dental health in their offices and in their communities they want their patients to continue to come back with teeth healthy teeth the in thing with dentists is keeping teeth [Music] in oh [Laughter] he