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perfectly free from tartar, and to remove the particles 

 of food from their resting-places, before decom- 

 position takes place, much suffering and loss of 

 teeth might be prevented. 



Inflammation of the periosteum, gumhoils, abscesses, 

 and exfoliation of the alveolar process, are almost 

 always the results of caries or tartar ; and by timely 

 attention on the part of the patient, with the 

 periodical assistance of the experienced dentist, the 

 evils to which the teeth are so liable might, in the 

 great majority of cases, be prevented. 



