Newswise Medical News | Study Shows High Gum Disease Rates in Rural Appalachia, Sheds Light on Reasons for Tooth Loss:

West Virginia is 91% fluoridated:

"“These findings are significant in a state that leads the nation in all those who have lost all their teeth over the age of 65,” Crout says. “The national average is 20 percent, but in West Virginia, it’s 43 percent.”"

"“ by the age of 8, one-third of children have untreated dental decay in West Virginia,” Crout says. “One-third of West Virginians under age 35 have lost at least six permanent teeth.”