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Women Experience Poorer Dental Health Than Men: Study
According to John R. Lukacs, a professor of anthropology who specializes in dental, skeletal and nutritional issues, the key behind better dental health of men as compared to females is reproduction pressures and rising fertility.
He also said that women suffered a more rapid decline in dental health than did men as humans transitioned from hunter-and-gatherers to farmers and more sedentary pursuits, because of dramatic changes in female-specific hormones.
For the study, Lukacs carried out a comprehensive review of records of the frequencies of dental cavities in both prehistoric and living human populations from research done around the world.
He assessed the frequency of dental caries (cavities) by sex to show that women typically experience poorer dental health than men.
"The role of female-specific factors has been denied by anthropologists, yet they attain considerable importance in the model proposed here, because the adoption of agriculture is associated with increased sedentism and fertility," said Lukacs.
He added: "I argue that the rise of agriculture increased demands on women's reproductive systems, contributing to an increase in fertility that intensified the negative impact of dietary change on women's oral health. The combined impacts of increased fertility, dietary changes and division of labour during the move into agricultural societies contributed to the widespread gender differential observed in dental caries rates today."
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