BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 28 -- CareQuest Institute for Oral Health issued the following fact sheet in January, 2024: Here are excerpts: * * * Adults in the United States (US) Lose More than 243 Million Work or School Hours Annually for Their Own and Others' Oral Health Problems Oral health problems -- including oral pain -- significantly affect the person experiencing them. Individuals with oral pain (pain anywhere in the oral cavity) often change how and what they eat, sleep poorly, and  more