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My wife is a dentist in the bay area - she can tell which patients work in tech based on how ground down their teeth are.
by calderwoodra 3y ago
My wife is a dentist in the bay area - she can tell which patients work in tech based on how ground down their teeth are.
- wobbly_bush 3y agoSame thing doesn't happen to say lawyers? Or any of the other white collar jobs?
- calderwoodra 3y agoIt might, she just sees a lot of tech workers given the area and she's the "get to know you" kind of dentist so she's not just guessing who has what career.
- cedws 3y agoI've got a story about that. All of the tops of my teeths are worn down to the enamel and have been since a young age. My jaw (TMJ joint) on one side has permanent damage resulting in a constant clicking when I eat. I visited a dentist to get botox injected into my masseter muscles to force them to relax and reduce wear on my teeth. He told me they were the most powerful masseters he'd ever seen. Developed as a result of unconscious clenching from stress. Even a high dose of botox had a mild effect on them, and the effect is temporary. Not sure I buy it, but indeed the dentist was telling me clenching is common in particular types of work like software engineering because of something to do with brain waves.