# Why Historically People Thought Your Teeth Could Explode

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Podcast: [History of Everything](https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-of-everything-4542252)
Published: 2026-01-26T08:05:00+00:00
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## Resource

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

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