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Dental Folk Tales

July 30, 2013 By Social Media Collaborative

Believe it or not, people of ancient times believed a tooth worm caused the pain of a toothache! The worm supposedly bored its way into the tooth. If the pain was severe, it meant that the worm was thrashing about; but if the aching stopped, the worm was resting. And it wasn’t … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dental Health for Kids Tagged With: culture cures, myths, oral pain, poor oral health, remedies, tips and ideas, toothaches

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