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Sep 2024
34m 24s

Sawbones: Exploding Teeth

Justin McElroy, Dr. Sydnee McElroy
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Canonically, Dr. Sydnee doesn’t know much about teeth, but there are several cases in dental journals about teeth that spontaneously exploded. Dr. Sydnee tries to make sense of a few mysterious account of these events, conceding that some medical mysteries remain unexplained. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/ 
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