At the beginning of the twentieth century, most people who lived in the villages did not use dentitions and did not visit dentists. There is an opinion that many of them survived to old age with relatively healthy teeth. Today, despite the availability of dental care and all kinds of hygienic devices for the care of the oral cavity, problems with teeth begin at school age, and very few live up to the retirement age with a full set of teeth. The rest are faced with the need for prosthetics, implantation or use of dentures.
What is the secret of the healthy teeth of our not so distant ancestors? Aif.ru told Head of the Department of Therapeutic Dentistry of Sechenov University, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor Irina Makeeva.
“Life expectancy, for example, in 1913 was 30.5 years. It is not surprising that all their teeth were intact. Those who lived longer, as a rule, turned to healers or tooth doctors (which we know even from literary works). But the teeth of people were really stronger then. The diet was dominated by gross solid food, which had to be thoroughly chewed (this strengthened the dentist system and cleansed the teeth of plaque), and there were no sublimated products and carbohydrates that cause acidification and demineralization (loss of mineral enamel, which leads to its weakening and destruction) and contribute to the occurrence of it) and contribute to the occurrence of it) Caries, ”said the expert.
Source: aif.ru