Mouthing Off
Sarah Dunant takes a sideways look at teeth through the ages, and dentistry in times of austerity.
"For moneyed Americans", writes Sarah Dunant "perfect dentistry is a matter of course". For Europeans- and she counts herself within that number - the situation is rather different!
Sarah takes a sideways look at teeth through the ages...and dentistry in times of austerity.
And for those whose chief loathing is a mouthful of shining American teeth, she offers hope. "Yaeba", the latest craze to hit Japan where young fashonista girls are getting their teeth cosmetically altered to appear more crooked!
Producer Adele Armstrong.
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Modern society is on the hunt for better teeth, but what is it that makes our pearly whites so alluring, asks Sarah Dunant.
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- Fri 28 Sep 2012 20:50大象传媒 Radio 4
- Sun 30 Sep 2012 08:50大象传媒 Radio 4
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