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Dentistry

Mexico City, Mexico

La Muelita (The Little Molar)

A small building that loosely resembles a tooth is appropriately used as a dentist office.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Grave of Thomas Wiltberger Evans

The corporeal remains of Napoleon III's dentist rest under this 15-story obelisk.

Video • Wonder From Home

Show & Tell: The Radio Guy’s Collection of Scary-Looking Headgear

Austen's observations about grisly dental procedures might make your mouth hurt.

For Sale: Jane Austen’s Wince-Inducing Descriptions of 19th-Century Dentistry

In a letter to her sister, the novelist politely recounts a grisly scene.

Jessica Leigh Hester October 16, 2019