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Please check in on senior family, friends and neighbors.

“Socially isolated older adults tend to be less engaged in social and health-promoting behaviors like physical activity, which could have a negative impact on their overall functioning and oral hygiene, as well as increase their risk for systemic inflammation,” said Wu. “This functional impairment seems to be a major pathway linking social isolation to tooth loss.”

Social Isolation Among Older Adults Linked to Having Fewer Teeth Higher levels of social isolation—but not loneliness—associated with faster tooth loss in older adults in China

Trick or treat this is what happens when you don’t brush your teeth 😜

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