According to a recent study from USC's Ostrow School of Dentistry, kids whose mouths are riddled with cavities do significantly worse in school than their cavity-free peers. Children in the Los Angeles School District who were experiencing tooth pain were four times more likely to have a GPA that fell below the 2.8 median.
The study also found that tooth trouble leads to more sick days, with elementary school students suffering from toothaches missing an average of six more days annually, and high school students missing about 2.6 more days. About 11 percent of students lacking accessible dental care missed school because of toothaches, compared with only four percent who had access to a dentist.
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