Reuters
May 30, 2008
A German folk saying that "every child costs the mother one tooth" holds a lot of truth, a study published yesterday shows.
Women who gave birth to more children tend to lose more teeth during their lives, regardless of whether they were rich or poor, researchers at NYU and Yale found.
Women are more prone to gingivitis during pregnancy, when the response of oral tissues to bacteria in the mouth is altered, said NYU dental professor Dr. Stefanie Russell, who led the research published in the American Journal of Public Health.
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