On Jan 29, 2005, at 9:06 pm, Richard Geller wrote:
> The reason to get rid of plaque is that it builds on teeth below the
> gumline and causes inflammation and results in degeneration of the jaw
> bone, exposure of the roots and eventual loss of the teeth. It may not
> do this in all cases for everyone but it certainly does for many/most
> people.
>
> --Richard

Richard,

I don't understand how this can work the way you say.  If plaque causes
the damage you say, shouldn't all paleolithic people have lost their
teeth, and hence starved to death, since they did not have toothbrushes
and dentists?

Ashley