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...number of people affected. Gum disease is caused by bacteria that produce a colorless, sticky film called plaque, which, if left undisturbed by a toothbrush or dental floss, leaves a hard residue known as tartar. As plaque accumulates along the gum line, pockets of inflammation form, which eventually loosen teeth and wear away the underlying bone...
...Taunton, Mass., reasons. "Baseball players use it all the time." But doctors say the facts are very different. Dipping causes visible damage "in as little as three to four months," says Arden Christen, chairman of the preventive-dentistry department at Indiana University. The gums may recede, the teeth loosen, biting surfaces are abraded, and tough, white patches called leukoplakia may appear on the gums and cheeks. After several years the mouth can be devastated. Pat Stallings, 22, a University of Texas senior and ex- Skoal dipper, required a gum graft from his upper to his lower jaw after his gums...
...other issues as well, obstacles appear to outweigh opportunities. The Administration would like to loosen some restrictions on U.S.-Soviet trade, but the Pentagon is concerned about Moscow's acquiring American technology that could have military applications. The two sides have been dickering for years over opening new consulates, but the recent wave of spy scandals in the U.S. has increased FBI concerns about Soviet diplomatic offices' providing cover for KGB agents. Also, Soviet and American diplomats have been discussing cooperation in regions where the superpowers support opposing forces: Afghanistan, the Middle East and southern Africa. But these talks...
Instead of contenting itself with the role of follower, television should seize the initiative of leadership. Only by resisting immediate gratification can broadcast companies hope to loosen the invisible hand's constricting grip...
...getting a little too serious for Dyson. "I have seen people engaged in heavy discussions on television about the new taste. People have to loosen up a bit." And it is all happening, quite by design, just when the summer season is about to begin and roughly 2 billion gal. of cola will be sipped, chugged or spilled. Dyson is convinced that his company has done the right thing at a time when Americans are "predisposed to change." Says he: "When the dust settles, we will be successful, and, well, I'm sorry, Coke is better." American consumers, of course...