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Chrysalis   
14 Sep 2011
Life / Poland: worst teeth in the world? [98]

However, your title is exaggerated.

Sorry, I have editorial tendencies.

the water in poland does not have fluoride in it. Children in this country have black teeth because parents put juice in bottles causing "bottle rot" in the teeth. In Canada it is recommended not to give juice until 1 year old and out of a cup- in Poland they have juice from day one.

Also, there is an iodine deficency in the soil. What this means is that vegetables and fruits and other products such as beef that are raised using soil/ grass have less iodine than other parts of the world- I have to take iodine supplements.

People don't typically drink tap water here anyway, unless it is boiled in coffee or tea.

Woww...
Chrysalis   
13 Sep 2011
Life / Poland: worst teeth in the world? [98]

That makes sense, but then we have South Korea, which is generally known to be one of the richer countries, listed as the 4th-worst.

My lady is Polish and she has many, many fillings (former cavities). She often complains about the poor quality of the dentists in Poland, as basically being medical quacks with bad judgment and sketchy business practices. Routinely she is having her Polish fillings replaced with ones from my country.
Chrysalis   
13 Sep 2011
Life / Poland: worst teeth in the world? [98]

Haha. Well, I think one thing is for sure: the world is united in its view that there are no people anywhere who are less cool than the Germans.