[Hamton]

Trying to give a quick semi-rational answer to the "bad teeth" thing, even though this topic has obviously descended way beyond that by now;

I always thought it had something to do with the fact that so many people here eat meat on the bone with chopsticks, sticking the entire piece in their mouth then gnawing all the meat off and spitting the bones out... I'd imagine after a lifetime of gnawing bones, that might bugger your teeth a little.

Could also be linked to a possible lack of calcium in the diet... that could be bullshit, they might get it from vegetables besides diary products, but there was some study in Japan that linked Japanese womens' "weak legs" to the diet and presumably a lack of calcium or whatever. That's probably just a tiny part of the picture though.

[timklip]

another attempt at an explanation (yes, i'm lazy enough to cut/paste the link only

EuroBiz Magazine - May 2007

[goodbye kitty]

Does anyone know of a good cosmetic dental surgeon and hair treatment places in Kennedy Town?


I'm ashamed of myself for reading the entire thread!

[xxxlionxxx]

Originally Posted by goodbye kitty

Does anyone know of a good cosmetic dental surgeon and hair treatment places in Kennedy Town?

I'm ashamed of myself for reading the entire thread!

Don't take anything you see here too seriously..... Just curious, before you read this thread, you basically didn't think your hair & teeth needed the attention?

[jgl]

Originally Posted by goodbye kitty

Does anyone know of a good cosmetic dental surgeon and hair treatment places in Kennedy Town?


I'm ashamed of myself for reading the entire thread!

Quick- flush your eyes out with Dettol!

[hbrand]

The lack of fluoride in tap water and the huge number of people who drink bottled water in HK is (according to my dentist) one of the main reasons more people in HK may have bad teeth. Nothing to do with poor oral hygiene. In fact drinking tap water is the number 1 way to prevent tooth decay.

[chowfun]

Originally Posted by xxxlionxxx

There're just way too many things that should be kept to ourselves. Religion is one of them. Judging others' appearance surely is as inflammatory as "whose God is mightier". But, Chowfun, "I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it."

Thanks. Coming from the US, I have the same sentiment. If other people made what was considered "inflammatory" remarks, I would defend their rights to free speech even if I disagreed.

I really didn't intend for this to be inflammatory, but I can see how some people can interpret it that way.

I do encourage those people who got riled up about this to simply block me. It's a neat little feature under FORUM OPTIONS. It's free!

[chowfun]

Originally Posted by hbrand

The lack of fluoride in tap water and the huge number of people who drink bottled water in HK is (according to my dentist) one of the main reasons more people in HK may have bad teeth. Nothing to do with poor oral hygiene. In fact drinking tap water is the number 1 way to prevent tooth decay.

Now that I didn't know. I drank tons of flouride-infused tap water in NYC for many years.

[leghk]

[quote=hbrand;225761]The lack of fluoride in tap water and the huge number of people who drink bottled water in HK is (according to my dentist) one of the main reasons more people in HK may have bad teeth. Nothing to do with poor oral hygiene. In fact drinking tap water is the number 1 way to prevent tooth decay.[/QUOTE]

No need for toothpaste, mouthwash or visiting the dentist then!!!

[Sunfire]

Originally Posted by hbrand

The lack of fluoride in tap water and the huge number of people who drink bottled water in HK is (according to my dentist) one of the main reasons more people in HK may have bad teeth. Nothing to do with poor oral hygiene. In fact drinking tap water is the number 1 way to prevent tooth decay.