Dentologia: A Poem on the Diseases of the Teeth

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Thanks to Richard Bleiler.

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Posted By: Paul - Fri Apr 13, 2018
Category: Hygiene | Poetry | Nineteenth Century | Diseases | Teeth

Comments

Going to the dentist is bad enough. I’d hate for them to read me poetry.

Posted by Brian on 04/13/18 at 11:05 PM

Heroic couplets they may be, Alexander Pope it ain't.

Posted by Richard Bos on 04/14/18 at 03:35 PM

Actually, the poem isn't about going to the dentist, it's about the pain and discomfort an infant experiences while teething, while holding out the possibility that the dental sciences might eventually find a way to ease the agony.

And you're right, Richard, this is literature with a non-capitalized "l".

Posted by Big Daddy on 04/16/18 at 03:46 PM

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