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'Show me your teeth', the great naturalist George Cuvier is credited with saying, 'and I will tell you who you are'. In this shattering new work, veteran health journalist Mary Otto looks inside America's mouth, revealing unsettling truths about our unequal society. Teeth takes readers on a disturbing journey into…

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1 author picked Teeth as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I love the way the author casts a wide net over the topic and covers facets as diverse as the history of dentistry, the diminished job prospects for those with poor dentition, and the story of the pioneering dentist who made Shirley Temple’s teeth glisten on the silver screen.

Smiling will never be the same, at least not for me. 

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