Marketing, not science, informs notions of healthy teeth
Wednesday, October 17, 2018 - 04:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Almost any schoolchild can tell you: We prevent cavities by brushing our teeth, because that’s how you remove the sticky film containing millions of decay-causing germs. But this notion is more of an advertising-created myth than fact, according to Philippe Hujoel, a University of Washington School of Dentistry researcher, in an article published in the journal Gerodontology. Almost as […]