August 26, 1987, Portland Observer, Page 3
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BY Dr. Edward Ward
Crises Care for Teeth
In the summertime, the playing of contact sports, such as football,
basketball and baseball sometimes results in injuries to the teeth. In high
school sports programs, coaches provide some sort of mouthpiece for their
players. We adults who enjoy active sports often neglect to protect our
teeth.
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Dentists can prepare an inexpensive mouthpiece that can be worn while
playing. You should remember that should injury occur and pain is pro
duced, see a dentist as soon as possible.
After receiving a blow, examine the teeth to see if they can be moved
with gentle finger pressure. Do the teeth move individually or as a group?
This can distinguish between one tooth being loose or bone segment being
broken. Can you bite normally or do you bite on a tooth each time you
close? Are the teeth extremely sensitive to hot and cold? Hot and cold
symptoms usually mean the nerve tissue (pulp) has undergone some injury.
Immediatly after an injury, it is difficult to determine whether the pulp
tissue will cease to function or recover from the trauma and function nor
mally. If a tooth after trauma is still in the socket and is malpositioned, and
a dentist cannot be reached immediately, you can gently place the tooth in
a comfortable position where the injured person can best close their mouth.
Usually, immediately following a severe injury, the body s nervous
response to pain is dulled. This is the opportune time to place dangling
teeth back to their sockets and have the injured party s mouth remain
closed, until you can reach the dental office.
If a tooth has been knocked completely out of the socket, don t at
tempt to place it back into the socket if there is any chance of seeing a den
tist within hours. If the tooth fell to the ground and is a little bit dusty,
don't attempt to clean it, because the success of the replantation procedure
can depend of the health of the tissue around the root area of the knocked
out tooth which can be further damaged by the scraping or tearing of clean
ing.
If the injured person is groggy, semiconscious, unconscious, has a his
tory of seizure or just plain does not understand, take the tooth and place it
in a damp cloth until you reach the dental office. To avoid accidentally in
juring a tooth, wear a mouthpiece when playing a contact sport. Take a
moment to ask yourself whether or not your activity can result in tooth
injury. If your answer is yes, place your mouthguard into your mouth to
protect your teeth.
Remember that if you receive mouth trauma, see your dentist for an
examination of the injured teeth and that if the teeth have been recently
knocked out, the dentist has a good chance of saving them for you in order
that you have a complete functioning detition.
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PfJ Edward E. Ward, DMD
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by Becky Robinson
"M a Rainey's Black Bottom", by
Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award win
ner August Wilson, make its West
Coast debut in Portland in Novem
ber of 1986. Storefront Theatre
made an historical contribution to
Portland's theatrical history by
bringing to the general theater
going public the poignant tragedy of
the struggle of Black musicians;
and of their strength in the face of
prejudice. The six-week run of the
play brought in full houses every
night and resulted in a three week
hold-over, certainly a tribute to the
seven local talented actors and to
director John Zagone of Storefront
Theatre.
History, on an even larger scale,
is about to happen again.
The
seven-year-long journey to estab
lish Portland's Performing Arts Cen
ter has finally culminated in the
grand opening gala event to begin
August 28th. Of all of the honored
performances selected for the grand
opening, only two local theater
companies' works were selected.
New Rose Theatre's "This One
Thing I Do", a production depicting
Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth
Cady Stanton in conversation about
the 1850's women's movement they
led; and Storefront Theatre's pro
duction of "Ma Rainey's Black Bot
tom ".
It is not often that the Black
struggle for recognition and equality
is highlighted or honored in the city
of Portland.
The Willy Awards,
Portland's version of the Tony's,
overlooked this play and its out
standing cast. Yet a higher hono-
has brought them again into publu
view and will record their contribu
tion, to the city, to theater and ’ ■
the Black community, in the anna
of Portland's history forever
Come celebrate with the cas*
true celebration of this historic,;)
play and historic Portland even’
"Ma Rainey's Black Bottom” opens
on the Winningstad Stage, Tues
day, September 1, 1987 and runs
through Saturday, September 5.
1987, with all performances starting
at 8 p.m.
Tickets, $10-$12, are available at
all G.l. Joe's, Galleria Jean Mach
ine or at the Civic Auditorium, 22?
S.W. Clay, or you may call to re
serve tickets for an additional
$1.00 charge per ticket, 248-4496
This is a piece of history you don •
want to miss!
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