Difference between revisions of "Teeth"
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| − | When most people think of [[Organ Donation|organ donation]] or organ transplant, they think of the heart, lungs, eye, or appendix. However, '''teeth''' can be transplanted as well.<ref>[http://www.clickhole.com/video/adorable-watch-elderly-woman-tell-her-grandson-wha-6236 Adorable: Watch This Elderly Woman Tell Her Grandson What Things She Plans To Eat Once Doctors Put His Teeth In Her Mouth (ClickHole)]</ref> | + | When most people think of [[Organ Donation|organ donation]] or organ transplant, they think of the heart, lungs, eye, or appendix. However, '''teeth''' can be transplanted as well, though it is advised to tell the person donating their '''teeth''' what you plan to eat with them.<ref>[http://www.clickhole.com/video/adorable-watch-elderly-woman-tell-her-grandson-wha-6236 Adorable: Watch This Elderly Woman Tell Her Grandson What Things She Plans To Eat Once Doctors Put His Teeth In Her Mouth (ClickHole)]</ref> |
Latest revision as of 12:56, 4 July 2017
In the human oral cavity, the role of teeth is to mechanically break down food but not glass until they are ultimately worn and replaced by dentures, at which point, you can eat chew food again and now even glass.
Types
The five types of teeth listed in order of decreasing value when claimed by the Tooth Fairy are incisors, canines, premolars, molars, and the sweet tooth.[1]
Transplant
When most people think of organ donation or organ transplant, they think of the heart, lungs, eye, or appendix. However, teeth can be transplanted as well, though it is advised to tell the person donating their teeth what you plan to eat with them.[2]
Additional Reading
- Teratoma
References
- ↑ Sweet Tooth Identified: Dentists Localize to Tooth 32 (Gomerblog)
- ↑ Adorable: Watch This Elderly Woman Tell Her Grandson What Things She Plans To Eat Once Doctors Put His Teeth In Her Mouth (ClickHole)
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