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Holy crap am I glad I'm extra sensitive to painkillers' effects. For tooth work, I can easily get by on half a shot.

• pavel_lishin 11y ago
  One thing few writers focus on, in terms of the post-apocalypse, is dental care. A cavity can literally kill you if it progresses far enough. David Brin actually addressed this in The Postman; maybe this is why everyone in post-apocalyptic television and most films has shiny white teeth - they know!
  • merpnderp 11y ago
    Whenever I read or hear about "preppers" or people preparing for a catastrophe, I've always wondered what their plan was for dental care. When I was in my early 20's, my wisdom teeth became impacted. My only symptom was a horrible upper respiratory infection that turned into pneumonia. Without antibiotics and then surgery to remove the teeth, I probably would have died. And The Postman was a wonderful book.