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Whether or not you lose your teeth isn’t always up to you.

Let’s get this out of the way right now — refusing to see a dentist and not taking care of your mouth is going to eventually cost you your teeth. It might happen when you are 40, it could happen with you are 80. So take care of your teeth as best you can and see your dentist regularly. That aside, there are actually a surprising number of reasons that people lose their teeth that they have no control over.

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