Tag: teeth

21st century dentistry

I had to have my last remaining wisdom tooth pulled on Friday. It was not, I hardly need add, something I enjoyed. But the number of teeth that have to be pulled in the future (from everyone, I mean, not just me) may be lower than the number being pulled today, thanks to new advances …

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Teeth

Here’s a question that has bugged me since childhood. Why does the tooth fairy collect teeth? Why does she want them so much she’s willing to give a quarter or even a loonie for every one she finds under a pillow? Teeth, at first glance, don’t seem very valuable. As any encyclopedia will tell you, …

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