Startling Facts about Oral Health

Startling Facts about Oral Health

25% OF ALL GENETIC BIRTH DEFECTS ARE CRANIOFACIAL MALFORMATIONS

90% OF CHILDREN WITH NOMA DO NOT RECEIVE CARE AND HAVE LOW CHANCES OF SURVIVAL

WORLDWIDE, BETWEEN 60 AND 90% OF SCHOOLCHILDREN HAVE DENTAL CARIES

30% OF PEOPLE WORLDWIDE AGED 65–74 YEARS HAVE LOST ALL THEIR NATURAL TEETH

ORAL CANCER IS THE WORLD’S

8TH MOST COMMON

CANCER AND THE 3RD MOST COMMON

CANCER IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

50% OF GUM DISEASE IS CAUSED BY TOBACCO USE