Episode

Why Historically People Thought Your Teeth Could Explode

Podcast: History of Everything
Published: Jan 26, 2026
Duration seconds: 4286
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In the 19th Century, a Pennsylvania dentist called WH Atkinson came across a condition that sounds like the stuff of nightmares. Writing in The Dental Cosmos, the first major journal for American dentists, Atkinson documented an outbreak of exploding teeth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices