For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for February 09, 2012

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    chess18  over 12 years ago

    Become overlooked about the complex, overlook the simple.

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    hsawlrae  over 12 years ago

    But, if they all start using toothbrushes, you’re not going to have nearly as much business. Don’t forget to pass out the candy.

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    bluskies  over 12 years ago

    It all begins at home, doesn’t it?

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    luckylouie  over 12 years ago

    Remember, this is a Canadian comic strip. Maybe the Canadians have the same attitude about dental hygiene that the Brits do.

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    rshive  over 12 years ago

    First the toothbrush, then flossing.

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    policelimit Premium Member over 12 years ago

    The silhouette in the background of the third panel looks like he’s flipping off the other silhouette.

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    psychlady  over 12 years ago

    Way to go, John!

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    shailja1290  over 12 years ago

    i’m also a dentist…….lol

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    gobblingup Premium Member over 12 years ago

    LOL! I’ve done that! There are some scary pictures on the Internet that are very effective.

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    gobblingup Premium Member over 12 years ago

    I don’t know if you’re referring to the entire U.S. or just the southern U.S. If you’re referring to the entire country, in general you are incorrect. Americans are a lot more concerned with their teeth than most other countries in the world. If there are people with bad teeth, they are either in remote areas or already have bad hygiene in other areas and are not concerned with taking care of any part of their body, teeth or otherwise.

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    ewalnut  over 12 years ago

    There are also some scary pictures of what happened when people overbrushed their teeth.

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    KasperV  over 12 years ago

    Getting people to use a toothbrush should be as easy as getting them to stop smoking …says this Brit

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    route66paul  over 12 years ago

    Filipinos seem to take very good care of their teeth. They are the only ones I have noticed who brush at work after lunch.

    Don’t show children pictures of granny without teeth, show pictures of twenty somethings without teeth.

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    Sportymonk  over 12 years ago

    Every since I had to have a tooth surgically removed (dentists can’t pull teeth now , a tooth surgeon has to??) and a bridge installed, I have been fanatic about brushing in the morning and now at night before going to bed.

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    Mayor Snorkum  over 12 years ago

    After all these years, Ms. Johnston still doesn’t know how to draw the lapels of a man’s jacket.

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    imrobert  over 12 years ago

    Well, I didn’t think when I woke up this morning I would read such riviting accounts of brushing, flossing and post nasal drip!

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    tuslog64  over 12 years ago

    The two men talking reminded me of an Einstein joke:“I need some sodium acetyl silicilate”Druggist: " You mean asprin don’t you Mr. Einstein?"“Oh yes, aspirin – I can never think of that word!”

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    pair8head  over 12 years ago

    I had my teeth cleaned Tuesday and on the way out of the office they sold me two boxes of Campfire Candy.

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    paulakakin  over 12 years ago

    My old dentist had a needlepointed sign in the rest room that said “You don’t have to brush ALL your teeth; just the ones you want to keep.”

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    dr.jimmixon  over 12 years ago

    I practiced general and cosmetic dentistry for 35 years. This strip today is as true as can be possible!!

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    iced tea  over 12 years ago

    And dental floss.

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    summerdog86  over 12 years ago

    The punchline would be a lot funnier if John was a vet.

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    Gretchen's Mom  over 12 years ago

    I floss, use an electric toothbrush and gargle with Tartar-Control Listerine at least twice a day (sometimes more!) and I go to my hygienist every 6 to 9 months for a good cleaning because I want to hold on to my beautiful God-given teeth forever and never have to wear false ones like my parents and a lot of other people I know.

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    Carito  over 1 year ago

    I learned excellent dental hygiene during the years I didn’t have dental insurance!

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