Dental Problems Oral Hygene?

[NIGEL]

Anything that is acidic will start to dissolve things whether by taking acidic substances or by a chemical reaction taking place, perhaps the tobacco part may have been caused by nicotine acid, but just by not using a tooth brush to remove food particules wouldnt cause your teeth to rot away, infact you could even give your teeth a good clean to get rid of food by picking at them with a match.

Submariners would have been lacking in sunlight Vitamin D, also canned food may have had a suger additive as a preservative, both these things deprimental to teeth and bones, Cod liver oil Robbie wouldnt have harmed teeth.

[DrB]

"Plaque" plus sugar equals twenty minutes of acid production which causes dental decay. Remove the plaque once a day by brushing, no acidic production, no caries.

There was no Dental Corps as such during the First World War. All dental procedures were carried out by army Medical Corps officers until the evacuation of over 600 ANZACs from Gallipoli due only to oral health problems prompted the formation of the Royal Australian Dental Corps in 1916. The Aussies were the pathfinders in this regard. The other allies followed suite because the Medical Officers were overwhelmed with saving lives and treating the wounded.

The British army Dental Corps was granted the term "Royal" after the war in recognition of their efforts of reconstruction of shattered maxillas and mandibles of wounded. They still do it today when treating war-related injuries. Dental officers know and understand the mysteries involved in the occlusion of the teeth, plastic surgeons never will.

Dental lecture completed for the day. (Rah-rah!)

DrB