How fast we lose teeth in old age has been linked to a person’s risk of dying in a comprehensive new study, emphasizing the importance of good oral health, and suggesting tooth loss could be a key indicator of other serious health problems. Tooth loss has been connected to mortality before – generally, fewer teeth means a greater chance of an earlier death – but until now, there hasn’t been any data on how losing teeth more quickly might affect this association.
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