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...press photograph should snap the trick and save us, oh, I'd guesstimate, 30 or 40 smackers a year, every year," Bok uttered, seeming embarrassed as a wad of chewing gum tumbled from his mouth and onto the floor...
...estimated that 80 percent of the smokers she encounters want to quit, but have trouble finding the initiative. "People are afraid of gaining weight when they quit smoking," said Waldorf, so students in dining halls yesterday counseled smokers to fight the urge to smoke by substituting cinnamon sticks, chewing gum and low-calorie snacks like pumpkin seeds...
...says, popping her gum, "she was just fabulous. She had a lot of energy. Edie knew what she wanted out of life and went for it. She wouldn't have had it any other...
Also on the set is the Ballplayer (Gary Busey), jealous Jolting Joe, who simmers and frets and generally acts betrayed. The man who has come to represent genial Mr. Coffee is nothing but an oversized gum-chewing adolescent, as idiotically captivated by his own fame as are his fans. The big brute is more than just a moron, he's an oxymoron...
...population ages and more people keep their own teeth, periodontics, the specialty that deals with the treatment of gum disease, has become a large portion of the dentist's trade. More than 70% of tooth loss among adults is due to gum disease, which typically remains symptomless until it is well advanced. Says Dr. John Karch of Atlanta: "It is second only to the common cold" in the number of people affected. Gum disease is caused by bacteria that produce a colorless, sticky film called plaque, which, if left undisturbed by a toothbrush or dental floss, leaves a hard residue...