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A set of practice teeth awaits a dental assistant who’ll practice techniques at SCC. Spokane has a history of poor oral health. (Christopher Anderson / The Spokesman-Review)
By D.F. Oliveria daveo@spokesman.com(509) 319-0354
A set of practice teeth awaits a dental assistant who’ll practice techniques at SCC. Spokane has a history of poor oral health. (Christopher Anderson / The Spokesman-Review)
A set of practice teeth awaits a dental assistant who’ll practice techniques at SCC. Spokane has a history of poor oral health. (Christopher Anderson / The Spokesman-Review)

Are your dentures loose? Be careful with that Poligrip: “Overuse of denture cream with zinc sparks lawsuits” http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090918/ap_on_re_us/us_denture_cream_zinc

And in local chopper news: “Swimmer unnverved by sight of ‘jaws’: http://www.cdapress.com/articles/2009/09/18/news/news04.txt

Both my grandparents wore dentures, but neither of my parents did. Do you think fewer folks need  dentures now?

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Huckleberries Online." Read all stories from this blog