Oral disease is so common that the White House has its own dental office.
This is what it looked like in 1948, during Harry S. Truman's administration.
If only we could figure out what causes dental disease...
George Washington would've liked to know. He only had 1 tooth left at inauguration.
He wore dentures using hippopotamus ivory, bone, gold wire, copper screws, lead, and even human teeth.
Interestingly, his favorite food was apples.
I guess they don't keep the dentist away...
The last piece of trivia inspired by President's Day (a strange holiday celebrated last week) — during a live call on Twitter, Trump and Musk
discussed the assassination attempt and the future of the presidency.
However, Trump’s mouth stole the show. People thought he was wearing dentures.
It wouldn't be abnormal.
Nearly 1 in 4 Americans over 75 don't have any teeth. 🫨
🥩 How I'm staying warm:
This week I felt the wrath of the 10th polar vortex of the winter.
A chapter in the book I'm working on is that your teeth reveal insights into your overall health. There is a close connection between oral disease and systemic disease. The mouth is often the
canary in the coal mine, the early warning system, that tells you your health is in trouble, often as a result of your diet.
"...we cannot get anything out of life. There is no outside where we could take this thing to. There is no little pocket situated outside of life to which you could take life’s provisions and squirrel them away."
When I read that 9 of the 10 most common birthdays are all in September, I thought it was impossible. Statistically, it makes no sense. Unless everyone really does party on New Year's Eve...
To add to the madness, Christmas and
New Years are the least common birthdays!
