TOOTH DECAY CHECKED
EFFECTS OF AMMONIA
U.S. SCIENTIST'S TESTS
CHICAGO, Feb. 13
Dr Robert Kesel, of the University of Illinois dental college, announced that experiments with dibasic ammonium phosphate indicated that ammonia was a means of preventing tooth decay. The ammonia apparently prevents the formation of enamel-destroying acids and kills decay-inducing bacteria.
Dr Kesel said it would take two years to determine if, by incorporating an ammonia compound in tooth powder the treatment would be permanently beneficial. He added that he hoped to discover methods of inducing the body to deVelop its own ammonia in the saliva.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 21947, 15 February 1946, Page 5
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