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Every once in a while I’ll come across an article, report, or study that makes me scratch my head. Maybe the premise is ridiculous; the researchers have conducted a “no-duh” experiment, the outcome of which everybody already knows; or it’s a finding that indicates the public’s general ignorance in being responsible for their own health.
Yesterday, however, I saw an article that said severe periodontitis is the sixth most prevalent health condition in the world. Now, I understand that there are hundreds of millions, if not billions, of people living without access to dentists or resources that allow them to practice good oral hygiene, but this isn’t so much the case in the United States. Yet, shockingly, half of all American adults have some sort of periodontal disease.