Tight jaws in tough times lead to pain, expensive dentist bills

Here's another victim of the poor economy: whole teeth. Local healthcare practitioners are seeing the dire real estate and job markets, lost pension plans, and other bad financial news reflected in their caseloads. Dentists can read the financial forecast in the X-rays of fractured teeth. (Full article: 669 words)

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