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Over 75%
of the population suffers from periodontal disease, the number
one cause of tooth loss in adults 35-years old and older.
Periodontal diseases may contribute to:
- cardiovascular
disease
- diabetes
- pre-term,
low-birth weight babies
- respiratory
disease
- stroke
- osteoporosis
At least
23% of women 30-54 years of age have periodontitis, and 44% of
women 55-90 who still have their teeth will have it.
One
out of 3 women in the U.S. will have none of her original
teeth by the age of 65. |