FONG WAN - Library

NO EXCUSE FOR ACHING TEETH
It is a great blessing to have good, sound teeth, it is a calamity not
to have them. For thousands of years, the Chinese Theories have
shown that the hair is a part of the blood and that the teeth are a part
of the bones. Hence, because the bones are controlled by the kidneys,
the teeth are also controlled by them.
If one's vital organs, the heart, the liver, the intestines, the gall
bladder, the stomach, the spleen, the kidneys, and the lungs, are func-
tioning properly and in unison and are free from inflammation, there
is no reason why he should have either toothache or decayed teeth.
From very ancient times, the Chinese Herbalists have been agreed in
attributing tooth troubles to the eight following causes :
1. Pain in the upper incisors is caused by the fire element of the heart.
2. Pain in the upper cuspids and bicuspids is caused by the fire ele-
ment of the stomach.
3. Pain in the lower incisors is caused by the fire element of the kid-
neys.
4. Pain in the lower cuspids and bicuspids is caused by the fire ele-
ment of the spleen.
5. Pain in the upper left molars is caused by the fire element of the
large intestines.
6. Pain in the upper right molars is caused by the fire elements of the
gall bladder.
7. Pain in the lower left molars is caused by the fire element of the
lungs.
8. Pain in the lower right molars is caused by the fire element of the
liver.
One who suffers from toothache should secure immediate relief from
the inflammation of the internal organs before decay sets in or the
gums become ulcerated. Usually, a person with a sore gum consults a
medical man and is advised by him to see a dentist and either have his
teeth extracted or certain drugs injected to deaden the nerves or the
roots of the teeth. If the natural teeth are extracted and false teeth
fitted, the food is thereafter either only partially chewed or not masti-
cated at all. Indigestion and failing health result.
A case in point is that of a man who suffered so severely with tooth-
ache that he was unable to eat. He therefore called upon a dentist to
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