title: The folklore in your mouth.
abstract: Ancient folklore about our detentions contained some incredible notions about the number and nature of teeth and their care. Many modern myths remain, however.
authors.forename: E K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Curtis
mesh_terms: D005495:Folklore; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D009055:Mouth; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000266:history; D009229:Mythology; D014070:Tooth; D014076:Tooth Diseases / Q000266:history