I'm not sure how political this is, but it does coincide with some stereotypes we have about US states. Actually, the results seem to perpetuate those stereotypes.

Below is the percentage of individuals over 65 who have had ALL of their natural teeth extracted.

http://www.statemaster.com/graph/he...s-natural-teeth

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#1 West Virginia 42.8% #2 Kentucky 38.1% #3 Tennessee 32.2% #4 Alabama 31.9% #5 Louisiana 31.3% #6 Oklahoma 31.1% #7 Mississippi 29.5% #8 North Carolina 28.3% #9 Georgia 28.2% #10 Kansas 27.8% #11 Indiana 27.3% #12 South Dakota 26.1% #13 Missouri 25.2% #14 North Dakota 24.9% #15 Arkansas 24.6% #16 Puerto Rico 24.5% #17 Maine 24.2% #18 Pennsylvania 23.7% #19 Iowa 23.2% #20 Nebraska 23.1% #21 Alaska 23% #22 Idaho 22.4% #23 New Mexico 21.8% #24 South Carolina 21.8% #25 Wyoming 21.8% #26 Vermont 21.2% #27 Delaware 21.1% #28 New Hampshire 21% #29 Ohio 20.4% #30 Montana 19.6% #31 Wisconsin 19.6% #32 District of Columbia 19.3% #33 Virginia 19.3% #34 Florida 18.7% #35 Illinois 18.7% #36 Rhode Island 18.4% #37 Colorado 18% #38 Oregon 17.7% #39 Michigan 17.1% #40 New Jersey 16.9% #41 Texas 16.8% #42 New York 16.8% #43 Maryland 16.6% #44 Nevada 16.5% #45 Massachusetts 16.4% #46 Washington 16.1% #47 Arizona 14.9% #48 US Virgin Islands 14.6% #49 Minnesota 14.3% #50 California 13.7% #51 Utah 13.5% #52 Connecticut 12.4% Weighted average: 22.1%

So? How can I preserve my teeth?

Move to Texas!!!!

queue the dualing banjos...

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ha ha Well I have all mine.... but did I read that correctly?Texas is near the best?? Wow and I have seen some focked up looking red necks with meth mouth, ewwww

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Originally posted by LazFX ha ha Well I have all mine.... but did I read that correctly?Texas is near the best?? Wow and I have seen some focked up looking red necks with meth mouth, ewwww

Well, I might be reading into the description of the statistics too much, but it says those over 65 who have had their teeth "extracted." That seems like it was done in a professional manner, via a dentist or orthodontist. I'm not sure if people who have "extracted" their own teeth, via letting them rot out count on the list or not.

I would assume most people that have had all their teeth rot out by that age or pulled them on their own have probably never seen a dentist, and probably don't cout towards that list.

cue the red state jokes