Word: caps
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Rooney? And even if his weekly spots aren't always stimulating and funny, they do provide a somewhat refreshing change of pace to the aggressively serious tone which dominates the rest of "60 Minutes." Andy Rooney is the sprig of parsley, the after dinner mint to cap off a heavy meal. There is room on television for an Andy Rooney...
...When a person takes a shower and looks down, he doesn't want to see a lot of colors running off him." Did you ever worry about that? Probably not. That joke might have been saved on television, with Rooney standing in a shower stall with a funny bathing cap or something...
...prodigious year for the Los Angeles Dodgers' pitching prodigy Fernando Valenzuela, 21. In 1981 the chunky lefthander won a World Series victory; National League Rookie of the Year laurels; the Cy Young Award for the league's most outstanding pitcher; and to cap it all, the hand of Linda Margarita Burgos, an elementary schoolteacher from Merida, Mexico. Valenzuela, suited up in a black tuxedo, and Linda, dressed in a $3,000 gown, took their vows in the bride's home town. Valenzuela sneaked into the church by a back entrance to avoid a mob of well-wishers...
...great Spanish novelist was not being quixotic. In his day, teeth were not easily replaced. But modern visitors to dentists' chairs in search of a gleaming grin find the artificial variety just about as dear as a diamond. Encasing even one chipped or rotted tooth in a cap can run anywhere from $300 to $600, and the process is tedious and uncomfortable. Lately, however, a less expensive alternative has been gaining popularity. Called tooth bonding, it not only costs less but is easier to do, and, enthusiasts claim, looks better when the job is done. Declares Chicago Dentist Marvin...
...putting on a cap, also known as a crown or jacket, the tooth is ground to a stump, then a porcelain or gold jacket prepared in the dental laboratory from a wax impression is carefully cemented on. Capping even one tooth can take three or four sittings. In bonding, there is no drilling, no anesthetic is used, and several teeth can be bonded during a single visit to the dentist. Diluted phosphoric acid is applied to the natural tooth, etching microscopic pores into the enamel. Next comes a coat of liquid plastic to seal the tooth. Then a paste composed...