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That said, there are countries with better teeth than the US, which is likely attributable to our high-sugar, high-carb diet. Sugar is a carbohydrate, BTW, and mouth bacteria are happy to feed on almost any carb. So there you go.
Hubby is from a working class family in the Dartford area. His teeth are "okay"... his mom had horribly stained teeth from tea, (although she had them whitened recently) and his dad had the worst teeth I ever saw in person! He recently had them pulled and got top dentures. I never asked or mentioned it, but I suspect a gum disease.
I don't have naturally great teeth, but having grown up in Southern California rather than a small town in rural American, I'm used to seeing mostly healthy teeth. I'm sure the influence of Hollywood plays a role.
Something else kind of interesting about California... at least from my experience and observation; I've worked in restaurants most of my adult life with many people from South of the Border. Many of the people were very poor, yet more often than not, they had big white toothy smiles! (some of course had problems, it depended on the area they came from and sometimes, too many minerals in the water damaged their teeth)
I do think genetics play a role, but also vitamin D may also play a role. Sunshine with all that Vitamin D is easy to get in the Southwest climate, while it's common to have a deficiency in rainy, cloudy climates.
That said, there are countries with better teeth than the US, which is likely attributable to our high-sugar, high-carb diet. Sugar is a carbohydrate, BTW, and mouth bacteria are happy to feed on almost any carb. So there you go.
I thought recent studies show that actually Europeans have healthier teeth than Americans no? Still you can't fight stereotypes can you? So you're obviously 25 stones no?
I do think genetics play a role, but also vitamin D may also play a role. Sunshine with all that Vitamin D is easy to get in the Southwest climate, while it's common to have a deficiency in rainy, cloudy climates.
Hubby is from a working class family in the Dartford area. His teeth are "okay"... his mom had horribly stained teeth from tea, (although she had them whitened recently) and his dad had the worst teeth I ever saw in person! He recently had them pulled and got top dentures. I never asked or mentioned it, but I suspect a gum disease.
Gum disease is easy to treat, unless someone is extremely negligent, and allows it to get so advanced, that they're at risk of losing their teeth. I had fairly advanced gum disease, due to an underlying health problem that US doctors aren't trained to diagnose and treat, but it was successfully resolved with a few months of twice daily irrigation with an herbal tincture. Some patients require a more radical intervention, but even in extreme cases, the teeth can usually be saved and the gum disease healed.
I can't imagine someone voluntarily having all their teeth pulled. I doubt that was necessary. Maybe one or two, but not all. I don't understand people allowing the disease to get to the point where that would even be considered. Though I know from experience that it's hard to find a dentist who will take concerns about gum disease seriously, until the effect of it becomes easily visible, at which point the case is already severe.
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He recently had them pulled and got top dentures. I never asked or mentioned it, but I suspect a gum disease.
