Old wives tale about losing a tooth in pregnancy could be true
The old wives tale that tooth loss is associated with pregnancy could be true new research suggests. Scientists have discovered that women who have three children have on average four fewer teeth than those who have had just two. Professor Stefan Listl, from The Netherlands, said: “Our study provides unique and novel evidence for causal links between the number of natural children and missing teeth.”
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