21.   Fighting back, dentists say, is one of the reasons millions of people, including thousands in metro Atlanta, are having their teeth whitened every year.

22.   I have a young relative whose children needed supervision while they brushed their teeth, their dentist said.

23.   In the end, the Augusta dentist said, it was disagreement over whether HMO cases should be heard in federal courts or state courts that scuttled the negotiations.

24.   Maybe like Buster Keaton and Rodney Dangerfield, who crack a smile only when the dentist says open wide.

25.   Modern procedures are light years ahead of the crude cosmetic dentistry that was practiced in the early days, dentists say.

26.   Side effects to cosmetic procedures are uncommon, dentists say, and usually involve allergic reactions to bonding agents.

27.   Summer is prime time for accidents, dentists say.

28.   The dentist said he only would fill a cavity in a hospital, where he could take extra precautions against possible exposure to blood.

29.   The dentist said Schilling might have cancer.

30.   The man at the next desk says it cost a bundle when his dentist said that.