Study squashes myth of terrible dentistry as it finds Americans hold more missing teeth and worse verbal health if destitute
Americans do not hold better teeth than the English,original research suggests. Experts set out to challenge the idea – dating back more than a century – that the English hold destitute dental hygiene.
A team from the UK and the US examined data on thousands of people from the English Adult Dental Health Survey and the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. They looked for examples of missing teeth, adults’ perceptions of their verbal health, and the effect of destitute teeth on daily life such as pain,difficulty eating, avoiding smiling and social effects. Levels of education and household income were also examined.
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Source: theguardian.com