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IN reply to Mr. Arthur Ebbels, I can state some facts about several thousand people in the north isles of Scotland. We find here side by side old people with strong teeth free from decay, though possibly worn down like those of an old horse, and several later generations among whom dental caries is quite general, and including many girls in their teens who are almost edentulous.
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WENYON, E. The Teeth and Civilisation. Nature 50, 148 (1894). https://doi.org/10.1038/050148c0
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