#teeth

#teeth

This Is a 19th Century Dentist's CapThe Southwark Heritage Centre in London features this curiosity from the 1800s. This cap was worn by a dentist, albeit not the dental professionals of our modern times. He was a wandering tooth-puller. Hold still while he works with the pliers and you’ll soon be free of your toothache. And you won’t get to keep it, apparently. He needs to add it to his collection to advertise his business.The museum helpfully offers an interactive 3D model in Sketchfab that you can manipulate to view from many angles or, if you have delightfully morbid tastes, download and 3D print.-via John Overholt#teeth #dentist

This Shark Needs a Dentist: Shark Diver Company Photographed a Great White Shark Missing Many of its TeethWe have many ways to keep our teeth from falling out. We can brush our teeth. We can floss. And we can visit the dentist from time to time. But such things are not available for many animals like this great white shark, which was missing many of its teeth at the time this photo was taken. Thankfully, their teeth can grow again naturally.This image was featured on the Instagram account of Shark Diver, an ecotour company ran by a man named Martin Graf."It's pretty unusual for a shark to have that many missing teeth," Graf acknowledged, adding that he did not know at what point or how this shark lost so many of its teeth.Graf added: "Sometimes they lose their teeth when they bite into a big prey, especially if they hit a bone in their prey animal."I sure hope this shark is doing fine in the seas.(Image Credit: Shark_diver_llc via Instagram)#Shark #Teeth #DentalProblems #CageDiving