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Third of athletes suffer tooth decay problems

25 June 2018

Half of Britain's top athletes have such bad tooth decay that it is affecting their performance, according to a study by UCL's Eastman Dental Institute. The research, led by Professor Ian Needleman, analysed 350 sportsmen and women from nine Olympic teams, along with Team Sky, England Rugby and Reading FC, and found half had untreated tooth decay. Read: The IndependentThe TimesDaily Mail; Reuters; New York Times; Daily Telegraph