CLASSIC: When Dentist Sold Dentures Made with Corpse Teeth

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CLASSIC: When Dentist Sold Dentures Made with Corpse Teeth

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Here in the modern day, most people don’t love going to the dentist — but we still have it much better than the dental patients of yesteryear! In today's classic episode, we join the guys as they dive into a strange, grisly story from the early days of dentistry.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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