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23 April 2008Chew on this a whileThis month's wacky Men's Health survey looks at teeth. Oh, you might want to stow the Ozarks and/or Appalachian jokes before you dig in. Oklahoma City comes in 82nd of 100, scoring a D: we floss more than you'd think, but don't try to drag us to the dentist. (Tulsa was 93rd with a D-minus, for pretty much the same reason.) Madison, Wisconsin sits atop the chart, followed by Nashville. The author of the article weighs in:
[T]he CDC does a report on the percentage of people who visit the dentist at least once a year. It ranges from 81 percent to 57 percent, and the low number was Lubbock, Texas, which we found has the worst teeth in the nation. Some of the city's low rankings have to do with the socioeconomic climate, but that's not the only reason that people don't go to the dentist or take care of their teeth. It's hard to say why people don't take care of their teeth. Even in cities like Los Angeles, where the perception is that the population is fixated on appearance, L.A. ranked No. 90 in our survey.
I suspect L.A.'s uninspiring score is brought down further by massive dental reconstruction (which would count under "teeth pulled") for those who demand to be better-looking at any cost. (Via Fark.) Posted at 7:36 PM to Almost YogurtHmm. Oklahoma always scores bad on health/intelligence surveys. We must look really horrible to people in other states. ... On a positive note, I'm 26 and I've never even had a cavity. I must be in the minority for teeth care here though. Posted by: BPD in OKC at 9:53 PM on 23 April 2008 |