. Oral sepsis in its relationship to systemic disease . a-tive factors. Unfortunately, in many instances, numer-ous factors can be found. The reason for this becomesapparent if the causative factors are traced to theirsources of origin. For example, enlarged tonsils andadenoids are common causes of mouth-breathing in chil-dren. Mouth-breathing is a common cause of malocclu-sion and irregularity of the teeth. Malocclusion inter-feres with the self-cleansing of the teeth, prevents thenormal massage of the gums, and allows the accumula-tion of tartar. The unsanitary conditions caused there- PYORR
. Oral sepsis in its relationship to systemic disease . a-tive factors. Unfortunately, in many instances, numer-ous factors can be found. The reason for this becomesapparent if the causative factors are traced to theirsources of origin. For example, enlarged tonsils andadenoids are common causes of mouth-breathing in chil-dren. Mouth-breathing is a common cause of malocclu-sion and irregularity of the teeth. Malocclusion inter-feres with the self-cleansing of the teeth, prevents thenormal massage of the gums, and allows the accumula-tion of tartar. The unsanitary conditions caused there- PYORRHEA ALVEOLARIS 27 by predispose to decay and make dental work , tartar, and dental work are the most frequentcauses of pyorrhea. Individuals who have been mouth-breathers by reason of hypertrophied tonsils and ad-enoids are likely, therefore, to have, not only defectiveteeth which are prone to cause pyorrhea, but also hyper-trophied infected tonsils which may lower resistance toinfection and which in this way increase the susceptibility.
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