NEW THEORY
PYORRHEA CAUSED BY WORRY AND EMOTION. GERMAN DOCTOR'S CLAIM. BERLIN. April 5. Anxiety and worry loosen the teeth and are the real cause of pyorrhea, according to Dr. Sachs, one of Germany’s most eminent dentists. Dr. Sachs has devoted a decade to the study of the influence of psychological factors on the teeth, and he holds the theory that pyorrhea develops most easily in teeth i affected by tartar. “I- have established by a series of tests. ” s;iid the doctor, “which show that under the strain of emotion and worries, tartar settles on the teeth much more rapidly than under normal conditions. “Another cause of pyorrhea is the gnashing of teeth, especially when asleep. “Most patients belong to the depressive type, discovered by Freud. Tak< depression away and the pyorrhea will improve. “There is no doubt that a broken heart may cause pyorrhea. Worriesi increase the tartar and the saliva glands function irregularly, leading to an increase in tartar-. A patient by grinding his teeth in sleep, loosens his teeth and becomes a victim to pvorrhea.’ ’
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HAWST19270421.2.49
Bibliographic details
Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 21 April 1927, Page 7
Word Count
178NEW THEORY Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 21 April 1927, Page 7
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Hawera Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in