We often depict cavemen with crooked decayed teeth. There is nothing further from the truth. Our cave dwelling ancestors had very little trouble with tooth decay and they all sported a full set of 32 well aligned teeth. Today 92% of the world population has signs of tooth decay and 50 to 70% need braces to straighten their teeth. Our mouth is the dashboard of our body and teeth are flashing warning lights about our habits, habits that also affect the rest of our body.

1. TOOTH DECAY
FLASHES A WARNING LIGHT
ON OTHER MODERN DISEASES.

2. 2 millions years ago

4. 32 well aligned teeth
Little to no tooth decay

5. 2% tooth decay 92% tooth decay

6. 14,000 years ago

8. Streptococcus Mutans

9. 200 years ago

11. The path to
t o d a y ’ s
p r o c e s s e d
f o o d s w a s
p a v e d w i t h
good intentions.

12. MODERN TIME

14. SIGNS OF THE HUMAN SPECIES
DETERIORATION
FIRST APPEAR IN THE MOUTH

15. Unlike skin, teeth don’t heal

16. Unlike bone, teeth don’t heal

17. On the right is a repaired tooth
it will need repeated repairs throughout this child’s life

18. MODERN DISEASES

19. 92%

20. 72% 72%

21. 50 to 70%

22. Nutrition is the foundation of health.
Tooth decay is a warning light flashing
on your dashboard.
Your mouth is the dashboard
of your body.

25. DENTISTS
Percent Change in Employment projected 2016 - 2026
NOTE: all occupations includes all occupations in the US Economy
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections Program
DENTISTS
HEALTH
Diagnostic &
Treatment
Professions
TOTAL: all others
19%
16%
7%
20
15
10
5
0

26. Heart disease is the #1 cause of death in both men and women

27. The End of Tooth Decay
New York Times
Public health officials
are predicting the
end of tooth decay
among children and
young adults by the
turn of the century.
December 20 1983

28. Fluoridated Water & Tooth Decay
%PopulationwithFluoridatedWater
0
17.5
35
52.5
70
1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
1983 Prediction
NumberofDecayedteethperChild
8
6
4
2
0
20
40
60
80
1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

29. MORE ADDICTIVE
THAN COCAINE
S U G A R

30. Dr. Viv Chander
We can replace missing teeth better than ever before

31. Dr. James Fondriest
We can enhance a smile better than ever before
Very natural looking upper anterior veneers

32. Fluoridated Water & Tooth Decay
%PopulationwithFluoridatedWater
0
20
40
60
80
1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
Tooth Decay Fluoride 1983 Prediction
NumberofDecayedteethperChild
8
6
4
2
0
20
40
60
80
1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
We never reached the 1983 predictions

33. TOOTH DECAY
THE NUMBER 1 CHILDHOOD DISEASE
COMMON DISEASES AMONG 5 TO 17 YEAR OLD CHILDREN
Tooth Decay
Asthma
Hay Fever
Chronic Bronchitis
5 year old boy
17 year old girl
70
52.5
35
17.5
0

34. TOOTH DECAY
FLASHES A WARNING LIGHT
ON OTHER MODERN DISEASES.

35. OBESITY
TYPE 2 DIABETES
FATTY LIVER DISEASE

36. What is missing here What is missing here

37. THE BEST
MOST OBVIOUS
MOST ACCESSIBLE
EARLY WARNING SYSTEM
TEETH

38. “The greatest medicine of all
is to teach people how
not to need it.”
Hippocrates

39. 200 years ago, the average
American consumed
10 teaspoons of sugar
every 5 days.
Today, we unknowingly consume
the same amount every 7 hours.

40. Breakfast Cereals
Granola Bars

41. 1 tsp sugar
3 tsp sugar
sugar in
sausage!

42. Incomplete labels
?% ?%
?% ?%

43. H E A L T H
responsibility
is a collective

44. Fuit juices promoted as healthy
contain more sugar than soda.
Chocolate milk sweetened
with high fructose corn syrup

45. High
Fructose
Corn
Syrup

46. NO
ADDED
SUGAR
UNDER 2
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

47. Our wish list

48. Mandatory oral health assessment
before entering Kindergarten.
When tooth decay flashes a warning light,
address the issue from a whole body
perspective.
Integration of oral health education
in elementary schools.

49. A person with a vision
can save the world.

50. TEETH can save LIVES.

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