Re:Lose your teeth, lose your mind
by Detrus on Sunday May 02, 2010 @05:45PM
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Probably not. I had gum disease and cavities when I was 20 after brushing everyday and using Listerine. Maybe I sucked at brushing and didn't know it, either way my brain got screwed.
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Well is your brain fixed now? That's terrifying.
Some people just have weak teeth.
You might also have a dietary problem -- or calcium deficiency.
There were no women in the study, which is interesting, because women often have huge teeth problems during and after pregnancy. (And breaking small bones!) This happens if their calcium is not managed effectively.
Clearly we need a test of female cognition during and after pregnancy.
I suspect you would find many women are mentally impaired during pregnancy, based on my anecdotal experience. The hormones screw up your brain.
But, of course, that's irrelevant, since the men who lost teeth in the OP's study weren't tested for cognition deficits the second they lost a teeth. It was an ex post facto observed link --- and they don't know why.
So my comment had lots of good sense in it, while yours had none.