Anthropomorphic Anatomy, Period 3, 14 Jan '09
Mohinder was pressing at buttons on the chair arm as class assembled in the Danger Shop. The lights were brighter and the walls more sterile than usual before he shrugged and hopped down from the tilted chair to the array of desks and chairs.
"Teeth," he said, passing out handouts, models and soft drinks. "Enamel over dentine over a pulp containing what anyone who's ever broken one can tell you are some very delicate nerve endings. You all should be onto your second," he held up the models, pointing out incisors, canines and molars, "and, in all probability, final sets of teeth, as human have not the unlimited supplies of a shark or - yet - the ability regrow broken ones."
"Bacteria and acidity can weaken or destroy the internal structure of a tooth, which is why fluoridation of water supplies has been adopted in a number of countries," Mohinder went on to elaborate. "But not without some contraversy over the benefits and risks or the precedent in mandating a medical treatment. Discuss whether you'd support such a measure."
[OCD is up!]
"Teeth," he said, passing out handouts, models and soft drinks. "Enamel over dentine over a pulp containing what anyone who's ever broken one can tell you are some very delicate nerve endings. You all should be onto your second," he held up the models, pointing out incisors, canines and molars, "and, in all probability, final sets of teeth, as human have not the unlimited supplies of a shark or - yet - the ability regrow broken ones."
"Bacteria and acidity can weaken or destroy the internal structure of a tooth, which is why fluoridation of water supplies has been adopted in a number of countries," Mohinder went on to elaborate. "But not without some contraversy over the benefits and risks or the precedent in mandating a medical treatment. Discuss whether you'd support such a measure."
[OCD is up!]