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In the U.S. in the 1980s, kids were told by this PSA that their teeth needed exercise, so they should chew crunchy food. (www.youtube.com)

submitted 8 hours ago by FlyingSquid to c/videos

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It wasn't a government-funded thing, it says at the end that ABC TV did it all by themselves.

So who decided that was true?

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[–] athairmor 13 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

Dentists. Because it’s true. It helps produce saliva which helps with plaque. It also exercises your jaw muscles. They emphasize crunchy vegetables and fruits which are plain healthy.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 hours ago

The jaw thing can't be understated - the better trained your jaw muscles are the less breathing problems you will have.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Source?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Dentists. 4/5 of them, in fact.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

That's not a source, that's just you saying a thing

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 hours ago

I was making a joke.

4/5 dentists recommend [...]

is a bit of a meme