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...and simple dental work dates back to before recorded history, suggesting that cavities have always been a problem, even if they were probably much rarer befo
by crooked-v 7y ago
...and simple dental work dates back to before recorded history, suggesting that cavities have always been a problem, even if they were probably much rarer before the mass use of refined sugar.
- Frondo 7y agoCavities are also found in other mammals; they're not even just a human problem. Something like 5% of dogs get cavities. If you have an older dog and get their teeth cleaned, some might need to be pulled. I even saw something about cavities in dolphins... and, if I remember right, the thing about humans not getting cavities before the advent of the modern diet stems from a dentist who had some unorthodox theories about dental care that were unsupported by systematic research. Oh, it's the Weston Price foundation people who make that claim... https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Weston_A._Price_Foundation https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Weston_A._Price_Foundation https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/sbm-weston-prices-appalling-legacy/ https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/sbm-weston-prices-appalling...
- oska 7y agoDogs are a bad example to use to support your argument as they are domesticated animals who are fed processed dog food.