| Summary: | Eskimos Have Best Teeth Of Any Race. Eskimos Have Best Teeth of Any Race WASHINGTON, D. C— (American Wire)—The primitive Eskimo, with his native diet of protein and fat, has the largest jaws and best teeth wlUi'the least decay of any living race, Dr. L. M. Waugh, dental consultant, office of Indian affairs, reported after a survey of the Alaskan interior. He examined the mouths of 311 primitive natives without finding one decayed permanent tooth. The older generation, reared on native foods, invariably has much better teeth than its grandchildren who are getting refined sweets and other "store" foods, he reported.
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