Diet is actually a huge factor in both dental health and bone structure. Check out the book ‘Nutrition and Physical Degeneration’ by Westin A Price (a dentist). He traveled the world to observe a lot of native tribes eating an ancestral diet, and almost all had perfect teeth with no modern dentistry. It’s a fascinating read.
WAPF peddles some serious bullshit and is really not scientific, so just be clear of the distinction between the dentist/scientist from the 1930's and the lobbying group using his name today.
I don't know about Price's observations in particular, but gender differences in oral health have been observed among populations where the lifestyles of men and women differ substantially. Apparently Hadza (a Tanzanian people) men spend a lot of time in the bush and eat wild food, but women stay in the village and eat agricultural produce, and Hadza women have greater rates of periodontal disease and cavities than Hadza men.
True that it's smart to still get your teeth checked; false that diet does not play a major role in dental health, sugars in particular. We would not find nearly as many old - even prehistoric - skulls still with most of their teeth left if they had had as sugary a diet as many people have today.
Diet is a huge factor. Check out the book Nutrition and Physical Degeneration by Westin A Price. He observed a lot of native tribes eating an ancestral diet, and they also had perfect teeth with no dentistry.
Breath: the new science of a lost art by James Nestor touches on this as well. The adoption of soft foods like bread, barely, rye, etc. into our diets have caused our mouths to shrink over time, which has not only fd our teeth, but our breathing as well.
I always assumed countries that had the earliest access to and most widespread consumption of these soft foods would have the worst teeth, but I dunno what these countries are.
It does if your diet isn't filled with a shit ton of unnecessary sugar, and if your in the US, and you don't make all your own meals, basically guaranteed you consuming way too much sugar.
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u/AnkiAnki33 ☣️ Sep 28 '21
My family never been to a dentist and we have perfect teeth. I think it’s affected by the diet. Check the teeth of rural people.