• ‘Tis the Season to Donate to Dental Care!

    Our Foundation is proud to partner with organizations throughout the state to advance Delta Dental of Oklahoma’s mission to advance the oral wellness of our fellow Oklahomans.

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    Tooth Fairy Tales from Around the World

    Your tooth is loose. So you connect a string from tooth to doorknob, slam the door and bam, it’s out. Now what? In the United States, the tooth goes under the pillow and a magical fairy flutters down at night and replaces the tooth with some major coinage (actually, $3.19, today’s average going rate for a tooth). But around the world, this story isn’t quite the same. Continue reading Tooth Fairy Tales from Around the World

    George Washington’s Teeth Were Not Made of Wood

    And he never chopped down that cherry tree either. These legends have stood for centuries. But they’re just myths. It’s likely that the ivory in his dentures became stained over time, giving them a wooden complexion. But false teeth made of wood? That’s simply … false. Continue reading George Washington’s Teeth Were Not Made of Wood