Two years ago I went to the dentist for a cleaning. I had one
small cavity in between two of my upper teeth, and one large
cavity way in the back next to my wisdom tooth. The dentist
recommended that I stay and immediately have those two cavities
filled. I told him I was going to go home and do some research
first. I don’t think anyone has ever said that to him before,
because he really looked speechless there for a second. I think
Doctors are pretty used to getting their way (besides, he
already thinks I’m weird because of a previous argument we got
into about fluoride). Here is my research: Contrary to popular
belief, the teeth are not inanimate objects, but fully alive
parts of the body. What makes up a tooth? - Dentin: the bone-
like layer in the middle of the tooth - Enamel: the hard white
surface that covers the tooth - Pulp: with its many blood
vessels, nerves and live cells - Mandibular nerve: which carries
blood to the nerves in the teeth - Trigeminal nerve: feeds blood
from the large cranial nerve to