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New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 71, Issue 2, 15 August 1945, Page 216

ISSUED' BY THE DEPT. OF HEALTH • D , , , g^w" ; ..■ss;:®®'?®''? '.' x ; > ; .-.:,-.\.¥<'<?z-W:W'-'WWRS <x ">'-<'« -W ' 3$ ' ' W|< ''*s \ Tr I t F TIIMO s ‘>'W^ I Guard Baby Teeth like these •-. , I - <| f 11 : - to get Adult Teeth like these In our last dental message we emphasised the need to provide, in the ante-natal stages, for sound teeth for baby. Now we take the advice a stage further. Why should the first teeth —these “milk” teeth —require special care Here are the reasons : © They act as guides to the permanent teeth. If baby teeth are lost too soon the spaces close, and the permanent teeth, having less room, come through crooked and ugly. • Decay in baby teeth will impair the child’s health, and may damage the permanent teeth next to them. © Baby needs all his teeth to chew properly. Good chewing promotes I > good digestion. | • Sore teeth prevent the proper chewing of hard food, which strengthens the jawbone, and makes it grow. O Children with their baby teeth missing tend to lisp or speak indistinctly. (Even stammering may be developed). The first baby teeth to appear (the two front incisors) should normally last until six or seven years of age, and the others up to I I years of age. EVERY CHILD SHOULD RECEIVE ITS FIRST DENTAL EXAMINATION AT 2-3 YEARS OF AGE. ENROL YOUR CHILD AT A SCHOOL DENTAL CLINIC OR WITH YOUR DENTIST. THE PRE-SCHOOL DENTAL CLINIC TAKES CHILDREN UNDER ’ I SCHOOL AGE. | ’ ‘ I 26a | FOR A HEALTHIER NATION - I