TEETH AND HEALTH
CONTROVERSY (>jj REMOVAL DOCTORS AT VARIANCE LONDON, 26th September. A declaration which is likely to he' widely challenged has been made by Dr. Ailio.'ji physician al the National Hospital for Nervous Diseases, (living evidence at an iu<|iiest, lie said it was niodeni jargon thai defective teeth caused people to absorb poison into their systems, lie declared, also, I hat must working-class people of 60 vears of age had Dad teeth. "..Sometimes," he said, "it is more dangerous to have teeth removed than to allow them to remain." •Mh' Adie's statement is idiotic and not worth discussing," says a West End dental specialist. "11. is impossible to exaggerate the danger of bad teeth.'' The 'secretary of the Dental Association said bad teeth are a danger which is often exaggerated by doctors and dentists, but it would be unfortunate rf the idea spread that it was not dangerous to retain decayed teeth.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 11 October 1928, Page 8
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153TEETH AND HEALTH Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 11 October 1928, Page 8
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