To Remove Tartar

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D.C. · Jan 11, 1906

This deposit, arising from an unwholesome stomach, unless removed will certainly loosen the teeth and cause them to fall out. It is best to let a dentist remove it, but when not of long standing, it may be taken off by the use of powdered pumice stone and lemon juice. An orange wood stick, obtainable in bunches at a trifling cost from any drug store, is the best implement to use for its removal. Dip the stick into the lemon juice and then into the pumice and rub over the spots until removed. Pumice should be used but seldom upon the teeth, and never upon the children's teeth. A good liquid dentifrice to use after the teeth are clean, to keep them so, is as follows: Borax, two ounces; hot water, one quart; tincture of myrrh, one teaspoonful; spirits of camphor, one teaspoonful. Dissolve the borax in the water; when nearly cold, add the other ingredients, and bottle for use. Use a wine-glass full night and morning in a half glass of lukewarm water, to brush the teeth and rinse out the mouth. This is aromatic, cleansing and hardening the gums.—Selected.