If there ’s one thing colour across every science author ’s desk , it ’s the interminable quote “ correlational statistics is not causation ” . As if to testify the interminable validity of this quote , we havea study from Swedenthat tracked oral hygiene and Cancer the Crab deaths over a period of 24 years for 1,400 mortal . Lo and behold , there ’s a link between memorial tablet levels and Crab fatality rate .
Top double : Smabs Sputzer / Flickr .
Even the authors are quick to mention that they ’re not saying that plaque cause cancer :
“ Our study hypothesis was confirm by the determination that poor [ mouth ] hygienics , as reflected in the amount of dental plaque , was associated with increased Crab fatality rate . Further subject are expect to determine whether there is any causal element in the discovered association . ”
However , the mode that failing to brush your tooth could potentially be linked to cancer is because of the filthy things which can grow in your rima oris . Uncontrolled biofilm buildup causes pockets of microbic cell , toxins and enzymes , which carry a high bacterial onus , and could enter the parentage flow , which could lead to systemic problems .
or else , there are a pail load of ego - inflicted case of various types of cancer out there , some of which are doubtless connect to overall poor somatic hygiene and want of aesculapian handling . It ’s also totally possible that people less potential to sweep their teeth are also more likely to do Y , which in round leads to genus Cancer X.
Also , I would n’t worry about it too much — while there was a 79 % growth in the chance of an early destruction , only 58 out of the 1,390 player in the study passed on early .
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