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Today's happiness research, part II
January entodontist: "You'll need surgery either right now, or within a few months. We cut open the gum, clean out the inflammation, and sew your mouth right back up. Only sometimes do we have to eliminate the tooth."
July 5 entodontic surgeon, 10:31 a.m.: "We can cancel this morning's surgery, it seems OK for now, just keep an eye on it."
Hail Seth Roberts, hail flaxseed oil!
Dr. Yang didn't even know that he is a character in a forthcoming book about how to motivate your dentist...
Posted by Tyler Cowen on July 5, 2007 at 11:23 AM in Medicine | Permalink
Comments
What does flax seed oil have to do with your teeth?
Do you explain in your book?
Do you realize that a obfuscated story is not the same as a clever story?
So. Many. Questions.
Posted by: Student at Jul 5, 2007 12:09:08 PM
Student, the omega 3 in flaxseed oil improves gum health.
Posted by: thehova at Jul 5, 2007 12:23:51 PM
Try this link: http://www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2007/06/flaxseed_oil.html
Posted by: Tyler Cowen at Jul 5, 2007 12:52:41 PM
I’m inevitably, inexorably unhappy when a disappointingly unattractive dental hygienist puts a bib around my neck, reclines my seat to the point where blood rushes to my face, increases the volume of the buffoonery hawked by an uber-blond FoxNews anchor, and attempts to ask me questions that required a non-Yes/No answer.
No amount of flax seed oil will prevent me from being unhappy during, or after, a visit to the dentist. Yes, I am an anti-dentite.
Posted by: sandeep prakash at Jul 5, 2007 2:03:24 PM
The character "dentist" frequently appear in many blogs like this one and Prof.Mankiw's.Is she (the dentist) an important character in the everyday life of the Americans?
Posted by: GVV at Jul 5, 2007 2:09:59 PM
Want to prevent gum disease?
Read http://www.drpaulhkeyes.com/method.html and pay attention to Step 4.
Posted by: Dave Barnes at Jul 5, 2007 5:05:43 PM
I think you go to my old dentist. (He was young at the time. I was really, really young.)
Posted by: Stephen W. Stanton at Jul 5, 2007 5:31:00 PM
If he's anything like my dentist, the relevant question is: How long was the queue in the waiting room in January and how long in July?
Posted by: skeptic at Jul 5, 2007 6:39:38 PM
Remember Linus Pauling and Vitamin C?
Posted by: Paul N at Jul 5, 2007 7:17:13 PM
How much flaxseed should one take per day? 2000 mg?
Posted by: fustercluck at Jul 5, 2007 9:45:31 PM
I haven't had any gingivitis for a long, long time. Glad it is going well for you.
Posted by: Stephen M (Ethesis) at Apr 30, 2008 2:48:34 PM
