. Dr. Evans' How to keep well; . he teeth and their socketsare those at the angle of the jaw. 740 THE TEETH AND HAIE The infection can also travel into the cavities opening off the nose—theantra. Most of the cases of so-called catarrh are due to chronic infectionof these antra and some of these cavity infections are due to absorption fromthe teeth. Among the infections that may get in by this route are tuberclebacilli. When these locate in the glands of the neck the condition is knownas scrofula. Scrofula was called in the old days kings evil. In human history kingsgot into the field before de
. Dr. Evans' How to keep well; . he teeth and their socketsare those at the angle of the jaw. 740 THE TEETH AND HAIE The infection can also travel into the cavities opening off the nose—theantra. Most of the cases of so-called catarrh are due to chronic infectionof these antra and some of these cavity infections are due to absorption fromthe teeth. Among the infections that may get in by this route are tuberclebacilli. When these locate in the glands of the neck the condition is knownas scrofula. Scrofula was called in the old days kings evil. In human history kingsgot into the field before dentists. Had the dentists got the spotlight firstscrofula would have been known by another name than kings evil. The kingswould have had first call on the dentists and the poorer mans teeth wouldhave been the routes of infection. However, the possible infections through and around the teeth are notlimited to tuberculosis. Colds, scarlet fever, diphtheria and measles—in fact,pretty nearly every infection can travel this
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