According to a study by German researchers, women have better periodontal health than males, but fewer teeth. This is very interesting, especially since periodontal (gum) disease is one of the leading causes of tooth loss in adults.

These researchers believe that these findings could be the result of the number of children born which is linked with socioeconomic status, women using estrogen and bone metabolism.

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