Why do Teeth Have Nerves?

Steve Wertz said:

I was kinda joking with the dentist the other day when I asked
him, "Who's the brainchild that decided to put these enormous
bundles of nerves inside teeth?".

Is this an Andy question in disguise?

Goomba38 said:

Steve Wertz said:

I was kinda joking with the dentist the other day when I asked
him, "Who's the brainchild that decided to put these enormous
bundles of nerves inside teeth?".

Is this an Andy question in disguise?

<gasp> I'm not becoming... Him... Am I?

You just ruined my 4th: Sqwertz becoming an Andy...
<shaking head>

ObFood: Columbus "Crespone" (a very potent salame) and imported
provolone with an Haas avocado and half a cucumber with English
Muffin Bread.

-sw

Steve Wertz said:

ObFood: Columbus "Crespone" (a very potent salame) and imported
provolone

Is it the Auricchio we saw in the picture of the salami? A nice brand, that
one.
--
Vilco
Think pink, drink rose'

Vilco said:

Steve Wertz said:

ObFood: Columbus "Crespone" (a very potent salame) and imported
provolone

Is it the Auricchio we saw in the picture of the salami? A nice brand, that
one.

Indeed, it was. Courtesy of another Usenet foodie who sent it.

-sw

Steve Wertz said:

I was kinda joking with the dentist the other day when I asked
him, "Who's the brainchild that decided to put these enormous
bundles of nerves inside teeth?". He just snorted and started in
again with the drill (almost as if I was being punished).

So I was talking with another regular here and she said she heard
that they were to keep us from biting our tongues. Hmm, I don't
know. It almost seems plausible, but I think there's something
much more sinister at work here.

I've developed my own three theories (and I'm working on more -
sleep deprivation is the key to Paranoid Theory):

1. It's a scheme by the Yellow Pages to beef up advertising rates
for dentists who advertise Saturday and holiday appointments.

2. CornNuts are being produced by the super-secretive marketing
geniuses at the ADA.

3. God is really a dentist.

-sw (switching from beer to Black Velvet for the night)

So you'll know when they've gone rotten before the infection kills you?
I'm guessing you're suffering. My condolences! I hope the toothache has
been treated by now.

Steve Wertz said:

So I was talking with another regular here and she said she heard
that they were to keep us from biting our tongues. Hmm, I don't
know. It almost seems plausible, but I think there's something
much more sinister at work here.

The nerves in our *tongues* signal "Stop biting me!". That doesn't
require nerves in the teeth.

--
Blinky
Killfiling all posts from Google Groups
Details: http://blinkynet.net/comp/uip5.html

Steve Wertz said:

I was kinda joking with the dentist the other day when I asked
him, "Who's the brainchild that decided to put these enormous
bundles of nerves inside teeth?". He just snorted and started in
again with the drill (almost as if I was being punished).

So I was talking with another regular here and she said she heard
that they were to keep us from biting our tongues. Hmm, I don't
know. It almost seems plausible, but I think there's something
much more sinister at work here.

I've developed my own three theories (and I'm working on more -
sleep deprivation is the key to Paranoid Theory):

1. It's a scheme by the Yellow Pages to beef up advertising rates
for dentists who advertise Saturday and holiday appointments.

2. CornNuts are being produced by the super-secretive marketing
geniuses at the ADA.

3. God is really a dentist.

-sw (switching from beer to Black Velvet for the night)

Black Velvet is my whisky of choice. Hope you slept well!

kili

Steve Wertz said:

I was kinda joking with the dentist the other day when I asked
him, "Who's the brainchild that decided to put these enormous
bundles of nerves inside teeth?". He just snorted and started in
again with the drill (almost as if I was being punished).

So I was talking with another regular here and she said she heard
that they were to keep us from biting our tongues. Hmm, I don't
know. It almost seems plausible, but I think there's something
much more sinister at work here.

I've developed my own three theories (and I'm working on more -
sleep deprivation is the key to Paranoid Theory):

1. It's a scheme by the Yellow Pages to beef up advertising rates
for dentists who advertise Saturday and holiday appointments.

2. CornNuts are being produced by the super-secretive marketing
geniuses at the ADA.

3. God is really a dentist.

http://www.doctorspiller.com/tooth_anatomy.htm

Sheldon DDS

Steve Wertz said:

I was kinda joking with the dentist the other day when I asked
him, "Who's the brainchild that decided to put these enormous
bundles of nerves inside teeth?". He just snorted and started in
again with the drill (almost as if I was being punished).

So I was talking with another regular here and she said she heard
that they were to keep us from biting our tongues. Hmm, I don't
know. It almost seems plausible, but I think there's something
much more sinister at work here.

In that case, we need to use hammers with nerves so that we know when we
smash our fingers.

Steve Wertz <[email hidden]> dropped this turd
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Quoted message said:

I was kinda joking with the dentist the other day when I asked
him, "Who's the brainchild that decided to put these enormous
bundles of nerves inside teeth?". He just snorted and started in
again with the drill (almost as if I was being punished).

So I was talking with another regular here and she said she heard
that they were to keep us from biting our tongues. Hmm, I don't
know. It almost seems plausible, but I think there's something
much more sinister at work here.

I've developed my own three theories (and I'm working on more -
sleep deprivation is the key to Paranoid Theory):

1. It's a scheme by the Yellow Pages to beef up advertising rates
for dentists who advertise Saturday and holiday appointments.

2. CornNuts are being produced by the super-secretive marketing
geniuses at the ADA.

3. God is really a dentist.

-sw (switching from beer to Black Velvet for the night)

ROFLMAO... too funny. Decades ago when my brother first opened his
office (he is an oral surgeon) my opening day gift to him was a sign
reading "Eat Candy, Support Your Local Dentist" which he proudly hung
right next to the receptionist's window. My mother immediately took it
down and looked at both of us in disgust.

Personally I think those novocaine needles are the devil's creation. I
think it is a tool made especially for dentists allowing them to jab you
and cause pain without fear of legal repercussions.

Michael

--
Due to recent cutbacks - The light at the end of the tunnel has been
turned off.
~unknow author

kilikini said:

Steve Wertz said:

-sw (switching from beer to Black Velvet for the night)

Black Velvet is my whisky of choice. Hope you slept well!

I'm back for round 2. It was a 1.75L bottle. Looks like I still
have about 438ml left.

-sw

Steve Wertz said:

Goomba38 said:

Steve Wertz said:

I was kinda joking with the dentist the other day when I asked
him, "Who's the brainchild that decided to put these enormous
bundles of nerves inside teeth?".

Is this an Andy question in disguise?

<gasp> I'm not becoming... Him... Am I?

You just ruined my 4th: Sqwertz becoming an Andy...
<shaking head>

LOL..sorry. Didn't mean to do that. Just thought the OT topic and
question sounded like one....Just don't let it happen again. 🙂

ObFood: today's menu: our first baby back ribs on the new grill,
marinated flank steak,macaroni salad using ditalini and assorted veggies
to include home grown tomatoes, Fruit salad with watermelon,cantaloupe,,
raspberries,blueberries,blackberries, strawberries, peaches, plums.
Sam's Club had some incredibly beautiful fruit last night and I went a
bit wild. I'm thinking of pouring a bit of that Ice Wine over the salad
that we enjoyed so much on the strawberries a month or so ago. Grilled
asparagus (have some found in the fridge that mustgo today), brownies
and ice cream for dessert. Perhaps something with some red skinned
potatoes I purchased yesterday... ?

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Steve Wertz said:

I was kinda joking with the dentist the other day when I asked
him, "Who's the brainchild that decided to put these enormous
bundles of nerves inside teeth?". He just snorted and started in
again with the drill (almost as if I was being punished).

So I was talking with another regular here and she said she heard
that they were to keep us from biting our tongues. Hmm, I don't
know. It almost seems plausible, but I think there's something
much more sinister at work here.

I've developed my own three theories (and I'm working on more -
sleep deprivation is the key to Paranoid Theory):

1. It's a scheme by the Yellow Pages to beef up advertising rates
for dentists who advertise Saturday and holiday appointments.

2. CornNuts are being produced by the super-secretive marketing
geniuses at the ADA.

3. God is really a dentist.

-sw (switching from beer to Black Velvet for the night)

With the enervation that teeth have, I think I'd switch to whiskey so I
could just pass out for a few hours. ;-)

You have my empathy.
--
Peace, Om

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"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a [censored]" -- Jack Nicholson

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kilikini said:

Steve Wertz said:

I was kinda joking with the dentist the other day when I asked
him, "Who's the brainchild that decided to put these enormous
bundles of nerves inside teeth?". He just snorted and started in
again with the drill (almost as if I was being punished).

So I was talking with another regular here and she said she heard
that they were to keep us from biting our tongues. Hmm, I don't
know. It almost seems plausible, but I think there's something
much more sinister at work here.

I've developed my own three theories (and I'm working on more -
sleep deprivation is the key to Paranoid Theory):

1. It's a scheme by the Yellow Pages to beef up advertising rates
for dentists who advertise Saturday and holiday appointments.

2. CornNuts are being produced by the super-secretive marketing
geniuses at the ADA.

3. God is really a dentist.

-sw (switching from beer to Black Velvet for the night)

Black Velvet is my whisky of choice. Hope you slept well!

kili

Oops, sorry! I thought Black Velvet was a liquor.
We generally drink Even Williams around here.

The Black Label. :-d
--
Peace, Om

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"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a [censored]" -- Jack Nicholson

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Sheldon said:

Steve Wertz said:

I was kinda joking with the dentist the other day when I asked
him, "Who's the brainchild that decided to put these enormous
bundles of nerves inside teeth?". He just snorted and started in
again with the drill (almost as if I was being punished).

So I was talking with another regular here and she said she heard
that they were to keep us from biting our tongues. Hmm, I don't
know. It almost seems plausible, but I think there's something
much more sinister at work here.

I've developed my own three theories (and I'm working on more -
sleep deprivation is the key to Paranoid Theory):

1. It's a scheme by the Yellow Pages to beef up advertising rates
for dentists who advertise Saturday and holiday appointments.

2. CornNuts are being produced by the super-secretive marketing
geniuses at the ADA.

3. God is really a dentist.

http://www.doctorspiller.com/tooth_anatomy.htm

Sheldon DDS

Dammit.

I googled for a solid 1/2 hour and could not find a freakin' jpeg like I
had in my human Anatomy and Physiology lab books from back in school.
:-(

But I recall that each tooth had a nerve bundle at the base that led
directly to a major brain ganglion. That's why they hurt so bloody badly.
--
Peace, Om

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"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a [censored]" -- Jack Nicholson

Omelet said:

I googled for a solid 1/2 hour and could not find a freakin' jpeg like I
had in my human Anatomy and Physiology lab books from back in school.
:-(

Here's 45,000 to choose from:
<http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=tooth+anatomy&btnG=Search+Images&gbv=2>

-sw

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Steve Wertz said:

Omelet said:

I googled for a solid 1/2 hour and could not find a freakin' jpeg like I
had in my human Anatomy and Physiology lab books from back in school.
:-(

Here's 45,000 to choose from:
<http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=tooth+anatomy&btnG=Search+Images&gbv=
2>

-sw

I never go past the first 20 on any google search...

The picture in my lab manual showed how all the nerves in the teeth came
together and went straight to the brain.

Brought home to us why some barbarians use tooth pulling as a torture
method.
--
Peace, Om

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"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a [censored]" -- Jack Nicholson

Michael \'Dog3\' Lonergan said:

Steve Wertz <[email hidden]> dropped this turdnews:[email hidden]:in rec.food.cooking

Quoted message said:

I was kinda joking with the dentist the other day when I asked
him, "Who's the brainchild that decided to put these enormous
bundles of nerves inside teeth?". He just snorted and started in
again with the drill (almost as if I was being punished).

Quoted message said:

So I was talking with another regular here and she said she heard
that they were to keep us from biting our tongues. Hmm, I don't
know. It almost seems plausible, but I think there's something
much more sinister at work here.

Quoted message said:

I've developed my own three theories (and I'm working on more -
sleep deprivation is the key to Paranoid Theory):

Quoted message said:

1. It's a scheme by the Yellow Pages to beef up advertising rates
for dentists who advertise Saturday and holiday appointments.

Quoted message said:

2. CornNuts are being produced by the super-secretive marketing
geniuses at the ADA.

Quoted message said:

3. God is really a dentist.

Quoted message said:

-sw (switching from beer to Black Velvet for the night)

ROFLMAO... too funny. Decades ago when my brother first opened his
office (he is an oral surgeon) my opening day gift to him was a sign
reading "Eat Candy, Support Your Local Dentist" which he proudly hung
right next to the receptionist's window. My mother immediately took it
down and looked at both of us in disgust.

When I was a kid dentists gave out jaw breakers and caramels as a
reward for being a good patient... but back then doctors smoked pipes
and cigars.

Quoted message said:

Personally I think those novocaine needles are the devil's creation. I
think it is a tool made especially for dentists allowing them to jab you
and cause pain without fear of legal repercussions.

You wouldn't think that if you were young enough to remember going to
the dentist before novacaine and high speed wet drills.

Dentists weren't very careful with x-rays back then, but neither were
shoe sales people.

How many remember when they were a kid being fitted at the shoe store
with a fluorosope... aaiiii

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoe-fitting_fluoroscope

Sheldon

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Sheldon said:

How many remember when they were a kid being fitted at the shoe store
with a fluorosope... aaiiii

We strolled into the local department store and looked at the bones in
our feet anytime we wanted. Nobody seemed to care. It was a green and
yellow image if I remember correctly.
Novocaine was available, but my dentist didn't believe in it. His drills
were slow and bogged down in my teeth. The tooth-smoke was unbearable as
was the pain. I was 'off' dentists until I turned forty-five and needed
one badly. Times had changed. The dental experience still isn't pleasant.

leo

--
<http://web0.greatbasin.net/~leo/>