It gives…
…”if I had known I’d live this long, I would have taken better care of my teeth” a new meaning.
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…”if I had known I’d live this long, I would have taken better care of my teeth” a new meaning.
That was a funny line from “Peggy Sue Got Married”. And good advice in the article.
For anyone out there that doesn’t floss daily, I suggest the 1 week challenge. Floss every day for 1 week and appreciate how much fresher your mouth feels. You’ll start a new habit and when the dentist asks if you floss they’ll know you’re telling the truth.
I got this from Instapundit the other day. The gum disease thing may be more of a correlation than a cause.
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2013/08/14/potential-cure-for-alzheimers-scientists-identify-new-culprit-behind/
The thing is, if it’s not one thing, it will be another.
There’s a certain wisdom in the advice, “Never take life too seriously, you’re never going to get out of it alive…”
Apropros of nothing, a variation of that line was popular in Naval Aviation over a half-century ago. “The Old Fighter Pilot (about 35 years?) said: ‘If I had known I would. . . I would have taken better care of myself’. “. That was before alcohol abstinence was considered a virtue.
As the dental hygienist worked me over the other day, I reflected that I was no doubt part of the first generation in my family that had its own teeth into the late ’70s.
Humankind does progress.
I’d second expat’s point about correlation rather than cause. To the extent it is a correlation, I’d say that the causes of both may be more connected to diet than anything else, and the kinds of foods that promote tooth decay and the growth of plaque on the teeth also create a hospitable environment for the growth of those bacteria elsewhere in the body.
Kurt and expat:
See this, this, and this.
Bottom line: the jury’s still out.
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