Noma - Africa’s “face of poverty”

Today, the most common chronic disease is dental caries or cavities. It is the dreaded conversation you have with your dentist, where they try to convince you that flossing does more than make your gums bleed. However, in places other than the United States, a different oral disease is doing a lot more than being a nuisance. Instead, it is causing hundreds of children to die or be debilitated by sores and holes in their faces. Noma, a disease that is not a household name, deserves to be heard and needs more research attention to eradicate it.