Tooth decay by country - eviltoast

A based one for once. Note it’s kind of old and the US would be worse by now.

  • Valmond@lemmy.mindoki.com
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    1 year ago

    Decayed and missing => Bad

    Filled (so repaired) => Good

    I have like 8 Filled, 0 Missing, 0 Decayed. Why would that be bad?

    Why would it be equivalent to someone who have no repaired teeth, 5 Decayed and 3 Missing?

    • QueerCommie@lemmygrad.mlOP
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      1 year ago

      It’s the same because the teeth decayed in the first place which is indicative of a diet with too much sugar and processed food that is common in whatever country. Teeth aren’t supposed to decay, they haven’t for most of human history.

      • stewie3128@lemmygrad.ml
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        In colonial America, most people had lost all of their teeth by age 30. George Washington was a famous example of this.