Some askd how pearls did grow, and where, — Dentistry

"I am escaped with the skin of my teeth."

"... The first dentist I had for about 30 years, until he finally retired. ... The next three dentist changes all happened within a matter of maybe a year. I heard none of these young dentists owned the practice or could even begin to think of owning it. But they owed someone—and lots, on their s. I would guess in the ballpark of $400k of more. Apparently another out-of-state retired dentist had worked himself into the "investor class" of society, letting my childhood dentist cash out his practice and retire himself. I wondered if the revolving door of young dentists I was experiencing had anything to do with how they were starting out so deep in the hole after —moving to where they could get the best pay, cheapest housing, and shortest commute."

"One said a tooth drawer was a kind of unconscionable trade, because his trade was nothing else but to take away those things whereby every man gets his living."

"Thais has black, Læcania white teeth; what is the reason? Thais has her own, Læcania bought ones."

"I have the toothache. * * * * * * What! sigh for the toothache?"

"My curse upon thy venomd stang, That shoots my tortured gums alang; And through my lugs gies monie a twang, Wi gnawing vengeance, Tearing my nerves wi bitter pang, Like racking engines!"