tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830547596565689465.post3044360843217573661..comments2024-02-13T21:54:49.828-06:00Comments on The New Zealand Journal: Toothbrush Drill - Maori Dental Care - circa 1940skuakahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01475437546479502512noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830547596565689465.post-2177829566583196842010-04-16T07:37:23.763-05:002010-04-16T07:37:23.763-05:00Reminds me of the horror I felt when I was a kid w...Reminds me of the horror I felt when I was a kid when a friend's sister had all her teeth removed at about the age of 20. That was sometime near the end of the era of "if in doubt, rip 'em all out" dentistry and the emergence of the "do your darndest to save as many as you can" era.kuakahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01475437546479502512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830547596565689465.post-68541576888376682402010-04-15T23:50:07.316-05:002010-04-15T23:50:07.316-05:00Slightly better than when my Dad enlisted with the...Slightly better than when my Dad enlisted with the RAAF and they proceeded to rip out Every.Single.Tooth.<br />Nothing wrong with them at all, just saving themselves future $ in case the boys developed a cavity up in New Guinea, far from the reach of a drill....Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02851305238478213940noreply@blogger.com