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AMERICANS are experiencing alarmingly bad oral health, and the poorest people have the worst health, according to a new report from the American Dental Association Health Policy Institute and Families USA.
One in five low'-income adults call the condition of their mouth and teeth "poor," and just under 40 percent of young adults and low'-income adults said that life is less satisfying because of it, according to the report, "Oral Health and Well-being in the United States."
Released June 8, the report analyzes the state of oral health, as w'ell as attitudes and factors negatively affecting the oral health of individuals across the country. The state of...