Why You Shouldn't Go to the Dentist

Today we discuss how decaf coffee can curb symptoms of caffeine withdrawal, how a recent study revealed that those who are rich in money aren’t necessarily rich in intelligence, and a study that looked into cheap and effective preventative cavity treatment. 

To Re-Caf Choose Decaf

• “Decaf coffee reduces caffeine withdrawal – even when you know it’s decaf” by Matthew Warren
  • https://www.bps.org.uk/research-digest/decaf-coffee-reduces-caffeine-withdrawal-even-when-you-know-its-decaf
• “Reduction in caffeine withdrawal after open-label decaffeinated coffee” by Llewellyn Mills et al.
  • https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/02698811221147152

How Smart Are Rich People?

• “The plateauing of cognitive ability among top earners” by Marc Keuschnigg, Arnout van de Rijt, and Thijs Bol
  • https://academic.oup.com/esr/advance-article/doi/10.1093/esr/jcac076/7008955?login=false
• “Extreme earners are not necessarily extremely smart” by Jonas Roslund
  • https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/02/230208125113.htm
• “Understanding the Flaws Behind the IQ Test” By Mira Lazine
  • https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/understanding-the-flaws-behind-the-iq-test

Cavities   

• “School Dental Program Prevents 80 Percent of Cavities with One-Time, Non-Invasive Treatment” by Rachel Harrison
  • https://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2023/february/school-dental-program-prevents-80-percent-of-cavities.html
• “Effect of Silver Diamine Fluoride on Caries Arrest and Prevention” by Ryan Richard Ruff, Tamarinda Barry-Godín, and Richard Niederman
  • https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2801193
• “Children’s Oral Health” by CDC
  • https://www.cdc.gov/oralhealth/basics/childrens-oral-health/index.html

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