Abstract

“Cows don't get cavities.” “Really?” “Nope. They don't. Surprising, right? They eat all day long. And obviously, they're not brushing their teeth.” Mark was getting excited now. And so was I. It wasn't that I had strong preexisting convictions about cows and cavities. But nonetheless, I leaned forward, eyes wide, eager to know more. “Neither do horses,” Mark continued. “Unless you feed them sugar cubes, of course.” Mark Wolff is the dean of Penn Dental Medicine. He has known for a long time that refined sugar is a massively important cause of cavities—much more important than I'd realized.

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