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CHILDREN FOLLOW
PARENTS' LEAD IN
DENTAL PRACTICES
Parents' attitude
toward dentistry sets the '
pattern which their
children will follow,
according to a Harvard
University dental
researcher.
Youngsters mimic their
parents in oral hygiene
practiced at home and in
dental visits, an 18-month
study of 400 U.S. Army
families in Massachusetts
showed. A surprising result
was that 42 percent of the
mothers who worked or
attended school exerted
more influence on their
offsprings' dental
behaviors than did
stay-at-home mothers.
The study underscored
the need for dental health
education to focus on
families as a whole, not on
just parents' or children's
oral hygiene practices.
ADVANCE OVER
HYDROGEN PEROXIDF
FOR ORAL HYGIENE
Most people over the
age of 30 remember having
their mothers treat their
childhood cuts and bruises
with hydrogen peroxide. It
kills many disease
producing bacteria and
certain fungi. However, it
also has drawbacks to its
use which limit its
effectiveness in the mouth.
A medication in gel
form called Proxigel is
reported to represent an
advance over time-honored
hydrogen peroxide
because it clings to the
area to be medicated. The
gel is recommended for
treatment of canker sores
and of minor
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inflammation of other
mouth tissues. It helps to
relieve paid and facilitate
helaing. It also inhibits
odor forming bacteria.
Proxigel is both
antiseptic and bactericidal
and is available without a
perscription.
NOW THERE ARE
' TOOTH BANKS"
Swedish dental
scientists have reported
finding a method of
keeping alive extracted
teeth and attached root
tissues by a freezing
technique. In the
experiment, 21 health
teeth survived for more
than a year while stored at
temperatures as low as
minus 197 degrees
Centigrade.
The proposed creation
of "tooth banks" would
allow for matching of
donor and recipient's
teeth, just as organis such
as eyes and kidneys are
matched for
transplantation. Delay in
reimplanting a tooth back
into the mouth of a
patient with diseased jaws
or gums would afford
needed time for the
extraction site to heal.
COMPUTERS TO AID
DENTISTS
Computers may soon
enable dentists to
determine with extreme
accuracy whether a child
of eight or nine will
develop problems with
wisdom teeth in
adulthood.
This prediction by a
researcher at the
University of California at
Los Angeles was based on
a 10-year study of 74
persons.
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Salad And A Hearty Soup
Look to packaged dinners
for good ways to extend your
food budget and treat your
family to meals which are
nutritious and loaded with
appetite appeal.
Macaroni and cheese dinner,
the heart of our BLT Salad, is
only 11 cents per serving
prepared as directed. With a
little imagination, you can add
ingredients which will help you
stretch a dinner to feed six
with soup for Sunday supper.
Home economists in The Kraft
Kitchens suggest making two
packages of dinners on
Saturday. Use one for the
children's lunch. Add crumbled
bacon, chopped tomato, pickle
and onion and Miracle Whip
salad dressing to the other and
chill overnight.
There are lots of ways to
personalize packaged dinners.
How about trying one of these
innovative ideas? Prepare
macaroni and cheese dinner
according to directions, adding
zucchini slices, oregano and
chopped olives. Serve hot with
Italian sausage. Macaroni and
cheese dinners make tasty
quick casseroles. For added
protein, mix leftover chicken,
turkey, ham or roast beef with
dinner prepared according to
package directions. Add
leftover vegetables and season
to taste. Heat thoroughly in a
saucepan and serve-it's a
one-pot dinner idea that save
time as well as money .
A little ingenuity paired
with, packaged, dinrverjs.wilLgQ a
. long way. in helping you to
feed your family economically
without sacrificing quality.
BLT Salad
1 7-y4oz. pkg. KRAFT
Macaroni
8 crisply cooked bacon
slices, crumbled
1 tomato, chopped
K cup MIRACLE WHIP
Salad Dressing
Vi cup chopped pickle
14 cup chopped onion
Prepare dinner as directed
on package. Add remaining
ingredients; mix lightly. Chill.
Add additional salad dressing
before serving, if desired.
Garnish with tomato wedges
and serve on lettuce if desired.
Makes 4 to 6 servings.
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