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When the Heat Steals Your Smile
After I suspected a climate connection to tooth decay, I conducted systematic saliva pH testing across my patient population and documented pH readings below 5.5 in 42 of my 73 climate-exposed patients, primarily sugarcane workers, cotton pickers, and construction laborers from Punjab’s most heat-affected districts.
Zain Azhar, Earth Island Journal
Jun 712 min read
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