Here’s a number you might not have heard of: 6020. It’s a campaign to encourage Malaysians aged 60 and above to retain at least 20 functional natural teeth. Now, many of us think that it’s quite normal to lose your teeth as you age, so what can actually be done to keep your teeth instead? On this episode of Healthy Ageing, we’ll be discussing that and more with prosthodontist Assoc Prof Dr Yew Hsu Zenn from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.

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<p>Here’s a number you might not have heard of: 6020. It’s a campaign to encourage Malaysians aged 60 and above to retain at least 20 functional natural teeth. Now, many of us think that it’s quite normal to lose your teeth as you age, so what can actually be done to keep your teeth instead? On this episode of Healthy Ageing, we’ll be discussing that and more with prosthodontist Assoc Prof Dr Yew Hsu Zenn from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.</p><p>Image Credit: Shutterstock</p>

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