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Putaruru Press, Volume IV, Issue 151, 23 September 1926, Page 5

Talking about teeth during an adV dress given by him at • last week, Dr. Mecredy stated that a ' higher percentage . of.. immigrant children had perfect/ than - did the New Zealand children, only 2h per cent, of whom had perfect sets. From the ages of' 18 to 22 years perfect sets were almost non-existent. He had examined the mouths of training college teachers and had not found • one perfect set of teeth. He had also noticed from observation that children who attended schools in towns or villages or where sweets shops were close by, the teeth were inferior to those- attending schools which were not within a handy distance of a shop where lollies were sold. When <|ues--* tibned-. the doctor said he could not say definitely - whether the teeth were destroyed by the extra fermentation caused by . the sweet and starchy foods that we now eat or whether i there was. .somethjpg lacking in the I food and which the teetli must be sup- ! plied with for their preservation. The | opinions of authorities were conflietii hg on this point. Many of the tooth i pastes on the market were of no j value in preserving the teeth. He * advocated the use of .salt and water by the children as the best dentifrice.