Unaware Completely That We Are Under Dental Health Crisis
Most of us are completely unaware that there is literally a full-blown dental health care crisis occurring right under our noses. While many of us are fully aware of the more common dental problems like tooth decay, crooked teeth, and gingivitis-few realize the full extent of the crisis because even these issues are entirely “too common”. While the addition of fluoride to community water supplies and common dental health products has drastically reduced the rate of tooth decay (by an estimated 50%) in the past five decades, the effort does not seem to be enough according to the CDC which estimates: ¼ of all children have at least one cavity before the age of 6, ½ of all children under the age of 18 have had at least one cavity, 90% of adults will continue to have tooth decay problems after the age of 40. Only 75% of adults make it to the age of 60 with SOME of their original teeth left-1/4 of us have none of our original teeth by this point, and between 10-15% of all adults have advanced periodontal disease.
