The more children I have, the fewer teeth I have

New research shows that the more babies a woman gives birth to, the fewer teeth she has in her age, according to UPI.

Experts from the University of Heidelberg (Germany) analyzed data collected in 2013 from 35,000 people aged 50 and older in 14 European countries and Israel.

On average, the objects lost 10 teeth. Adults who do not lose their teeth have 32, including wisdom teeth.

Tooth loss increases with age.

Tooth loss increases with age. Results showed that women in their 50s and 60s lost nearly seven, while men aged 80 and over lost an average of 19

Specialist Frank Gabel and colleagues found that mothers who had a third child after giving birth to two children of the same gender had significantly more missing teeth than women with the first two children of different sexes. This difference is not seen in men.

In addition, women with lower levels of education tend to experience 'empty mouths' than those with higher levels of education.

The study does not prove a direct causal relationship. Therefore, the German team said that more research is needed to determine whether the pregnancy or parenting process explains the relationship between tooth loss and family size .

The results of the study were published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.