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MEH

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Solar-powered toothbrush doesn't require toothpaste

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The electrons react with acid in the mouth, creating a chemical reaction that breaks down plaque and kills bacteria. The toothbrush requires no toothpaste, and can operate with about the same amount of light as needed by a solar-powered calculator.
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FUNNY

FOUL

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Police charge man with being a fake dentist

Inside the two-room space next door to Courtesy Metals in the 3700 block of South California Avenue, Rendon clandestinely ran a dentist's office equipped with syringes, painkillers and dentures, according to Chicago police. The makeshift dental office in the Brighton Park neighborhood, steps away from a metal scrapping machine called the "Bone Crusher," was free of frills.
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COOL

BORING

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Plasma Jets Could Replace Dental Drills

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Researchers recently demonstrated that a small, blowtorch-like device emitting a relatively cool beam of purple plasma can eliminate oral bacteria in cavities, leaving more tooth structure intact than a drill does.
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FAIR

FOUL

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Dentist-landlord for pimps gets prison

(he got 3 years) "Chicago dentist Gary Kimmel told a federal judge Thursday that he didn't know at first that he was doing business with pimps who trafficked in women and underage girls...But Assistant U.S. Atty. Julie Ruder said that over several years of doing business with the pimps, Kimmel regularly saw evidence of violence against the prostitutes. And many of the prostitutes with whom he had contact were clearly minors, she said..."
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BELIEVE

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Freakin' Lasers will spot tooth decay before it becomes cavities

Do you believe this or is it just another university project? "The technique we are working with can tell the difference between [healthy] enamel and decaying enamel, and so in the future, if this technology is further developed, a dentist could identify early decay using it..were able to track the unique light patterns that emanate from chemical compositions on either healthy or decaying enamel.Theoretically, such a process could quickly spot tooth decay at a much earlier stage than the current screening standard..."
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FAIL

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InChairTV - Watch TV while dentists drill your teeth

The company provides goggles that simulate a giant screen for you to watch movies and TV while getting dental treatment. From the article: "InChairTV , a startup that brings cinema-display glasses into the dentist’s office to distract patients (and show them ads for dental products!)."
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