> I'm not aware of data that suggests significant variance in mouth bacteria among impoverished vs affluent there is plenty of data about the subject. https:/

> I'm not aware of data that suggests significant variance in mouth bacteria among impoverished vs affluent there is plenty of data about the subject. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2906228/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2906228/ https://www.mchoralhealth.org/PDFs/OHHomelessfactsheet.pdf https://www.mchoralhealth.org/PDFs/OHHomelessfactsheet.pdf more with a simple google query like 'oral health among homeless'. overall point : homeless people are less likely to have a 'dental home', or access to the items and services needed to facilitate good oral health. The problems of access seem to correlate to an increase in oral-health-related issues like sensitive teeth, broken teeth, and ulcers. It's not a fashionable subject, and it's tough to say in such a way that is sensitive to those people who are undergoing such strife, but the data tends to point towards worse oral health in those without access -- which, in my opinion, is an obvious outcome of destitution and homelessness.