Check out this article* to learn about a study at New York University College of Dentistry that aims to find out. Researchers are studying thousands of twins’ tooth decay (identical and fraternal) to find answers. Nurture or nature has always been a big question, but not necessarily in this context.
*New York – WABC, October [...]

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While more in-depth study is necessary, the University of Kentucky College of Medicine and College of Dentistry conducted a study to determine whether edentulous (or nearly edentulous) patients are at greater risk for developing dementia. Dental records and exams of one-hundred forty-four participants from the Catholic sisters of the School Sisters of Notre Dame, [...]

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