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The horrors of the tooth worm « — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:40:13 +0000

[...] The horrors of the tooth worm Published March 3, 2010 sculpture Leave a Comment A French carving, dating from the 1700s, designed to look like a human molar. At 10.5 centimeters in height it depicts inside its two halves, “The tooth worm as Hell’s demon” an explanation of the toothache as a battle occurring with the mythical tooth worm. Via [...]

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links for 2010-01-21 - Nerdcore — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 06:07:37 +0000

[...] Coilhouse » Blog Archive » The Horrors Of The Tooth Worm A French carving, dating from the 1700s, designed to look like a human molar. At 10.5 centimeters in height it depicts inside its two halves, “The tooth worm as Hell’s demon” an explanation of the toothache as a battle occurring with the mythical tooth worm. The legend of the tooth worm apparently dates back to 1800 BC Mesopotamia and even has its own creation myth (tags: Mythology Anatomy) [...]

By: Alice

Alice — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:04:09 +0000

The imagery of that episode has haunted me since childhood and will continue to do so for some time, I’m sure…

By: mirland

mirland — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:03:43 +0000

@life_inc: You’re probably thinking of the “Rens toothache” episode:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yO2eoNEiVn0

By: Alice

Alice — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:27:59 +0000

I just got back from the dentist, and all I can say is that I almost wish I could have something as awesome as this goin on in one of my teeth instead of the boring old usual tooth issues!

By: life_inc

life_inc — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:17:00 +0000

Makes me think of the Ren and Stimpy episode where Stimpy explains the legend of the Tooth Beaver. Looked for a clip but turned up nothing :(