Beyond the Smile

In Bible times:"e;What is the matter honey? You seem down today."e;"e;Oh, nothing much. I just have a toothache."e;"e;The tooth worm… You are cursed. The gods will take you. I cannot stay. I must leave or they will get me."e;"e;Get back in your place woman. You do not have a right to leave."e;"e;Darn I wish the woman's club would hurry up with their Women's Lib promotion."e; In those days, toothaches were often attributed to the "e;tooth worm,"e; a mythical creature believed to bore into teeth. Because dental decay could lead to life-threatening infections, ancient civilizations developed specialized herbal treatments and aggressive surgical interventions