Word: pyorrhea
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Pyorrhea seizes...
...Only 1 in every 20 has pyorrhea...
...great has been the success of this campaign of ominous warning, that a fortnight ago a rival dentifrice-maker was driven to spread across an entire page of the Saturday Evening Post, a retaliatory question: "IS PYORRHEA BEING OVER-EMPHASIZED...
...Forhan Co. does not monger its dentifrice as a cureall. Its conservative advertisements typically declare: "If used regularly and in time, Forhan's checks or prevents pyorrhea. ... If you already have pyorrhea see your dentist for treatment and start using Forhan's." But always the fear-slogan is repeated: "Pyorrhea steals upon you like a thief in the night. . . . Pyorrhea seizes four out of five...
...RESULT of the Life Extension Institute's recent examination of nearly 17,000 of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company's policy holders seems to indicate that a great" many people are needlessly alarmed about the fate of their teeth. Only 1 in every 20 had pyorrhea-only 5.7% between the ages of 35 and 44; only 7.1% between 45 and 54; only 7.4% past 54. Such statistics are all against pyorrheapanic. . . . For SIXTY YEARS the makers of Dr. Lyon's Tooth Powder have believed that the purpose of a dentifrice is to encourage the regular daily brushing...