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That paper only looks at the effects on gum health, not cavities.

• 3rd3 3y ago
  Dental calculus also seems unrelated to cavities. It may even have a (slight) protective effect. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4950958/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4950958/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9776022/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9776022/
  • bondarchuk 3y ago
    The first one is about just 1 tooth they found in a pool of 1000 extracted teeth. The second one says "there was a high association between gingivitis and plaque status with calculus accumulation" in the abstract, thus contradicting your earlier comment.
    • 3rd3 3y ago
      The one from my earlier comment is a meta study, so it bears more weight.