In a sad turn of events for the Aussies, they're now giving the British a run for their money in having the worst teeth in the developed world:
"The [Australian Dental] Association wants the Federal Government to take overriding responsibility for promoting dental health as figures reveal that Australia has the highest tooth extraction rate in the developed world.The average Australian will suffer serious decay in at least 10 teeth by their late 30s.
And our overall dental health is second-lowest among developed nations.
'We have the second-worst health for adults and there are disturbing trends with kids at the moment,' the association's president, Bill O'Reilly, said.
'Dental disease is completely preventable. If you have a good brushing and flossing routine, you shouldn't have a problem.'"
A civilization in decay. How awful. I wish there was something I could do; I don't know, send them some floss or something.
Posted by floridacracker at October 1, 2006 02:59 PMIt's the worst case of gingivitus I've ever seen, you literally can see the persons jaw bone.
Sending pain killers would be more appropriate as its a tad late for floss.
Heh. Actually, that's a picture of "meth mouth," but I'm using it here unidentified as such for "photo-illustrative purposes" just like the big news magazines do.
Anyway, it's shocking news and I'm poking fun. Hopefully they won't become enraged and gnaw on me.
Posted by: Donnah at October 1, 2006 10:42 PM