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...that we are doing is indeed viewed as mere propaganda, why not respond to it according to the principle of "an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth"? We have stopped nuclear explosions. Then you Americans could take revenge by doing likewise. You could deal us yet another propaganda blow, say, by suspending the development of one of your new strategic missiles. And we would respond with the same kind of "propaganda." And so on and so forth. Would anyone be harmed by competition in such "propaganda"? Of course, it could not be a substitute...
...cutting off the heads. So the Soviets must use their teeth to pull them out." He made political points with biting humor, at one point inviting the U.S. to reply to what it views as Soviet propaganda "according to the principle of 'an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.' " For example, Gorbachev went on, if Moscow announced a suspension of nuclear tests (as it did seven weeks ago), "you Americans could take revenge by doing likewise. You could deal us yet another propaganda blow, say, by suspending the development of one of your new strategic missiles...
...American children, nurtured as they were (and still are) on candy bars and other sweets, returned from a dental checkup in triumph. In fact, it was not unusual for a child to have five, six or seven cavities at a time, and just as many the following year. Tooth decay was a perennial national problem that meant a mouthful of silver for patients, and for dentists a pocketful of gold...
...preventive medicine, dentistry, more than any other, has put its money where its mouth is. The results have been astounding. Over the past two decades, the widespread use of fluoridated drinking water and toothpastes, along with improved dental care, has produced a 50% drop in the incidence of tooth decay. A further drop is imminent because of the growing use of sealants, protective resins painted on the biting surfaces of back teeth. According to the American Dental Association (A.D.A.), which recommends sealants for all children, they should virtually eliminate childhood tooth decay...
Teeth provide important clues. Their alignment, the shapes of the roots, the patterns of wear and dental work are different in each individual. "It may be one tooth that puts the whole story together," says Snow, a forensic anthropologist from Norman, Okla. The rest of the skeleton can also yield information. Gunshot wounds, fractures and other major injuries often leave lifelong traces. So can diseases such as syphilis and tuberculosis and bone disorders like osteomyelitis, an infection from which Mengele is said to have suffered...