Stopping the decay; Too many people in Appalachia suffer dental woes that start early and can last a lifetime - DentistryIQ

Ohio is 88% fluoridated. Yet, Too many people in Appalachia suffer dental woes that start early and can last a lifetime - DentistryIQ: "Some of the adult patients at the Southeastern Ohio Dental Clinic didn't see a dentist once during childhood. Children as young as 5 have had to have all their baby teeth pulled.

Patients in their 20s sometimes need dentures.

Often, the only thing that brings them there is pain that won't relent and keeps them from sleeping or working."