He argues that tooth crowns and roots have a high genetic component, minimally affected by environmental and other factors.

他认为，牙冠和牙根有很多的遗传成分，受环境和其他因素的影响很小。

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For example, in looking at survey data on the health behavior of middle and high school students, the factor I found that best predicted whether or not a kid was obese was tooth brushing.

譬如说，在观察了一份有关中学生和大学生健康行为的调查后，我发现一个孩子是否肥胖的最佳预知方法是看刷牙。

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High temperatures can destroy biofilms, as can some chemicals, but neither approach is safe to use inside the delicate interior of a human tooth.

和一些化学物质一样，高温也能够破坏生物膜，但在这两种方法都不安全。

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For an individual with a sweet tooth, getting around a high soda tax would require neither genius nor brash acts.

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He said there were also "major areas of challenge" including disappointing breast feeding rates, large variations in preventable tooth decay in children, high death rates from lung diseases and a large amount of preventable cancers and cardiovascular disease.

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Dental health experts say tooth decay in children remains too high despite latest figures which show a decrease in the number of five-year-olds with problems.

BBC: Tooth decay in children too high, says chief dental officer