Dental Terrors: How Sarah Made Me Smile

A woman faces her dread of getting a tooth pulled in a circa-1830s barbershop, where the barber pulls teeth for $2.

I left my dentist’s office today with a smile on my face and a bounce in my step. This, after having a crown replaced. Was it free, you wonder? Not even close. Was it painless then, you ask? There was pain. But something beautiful happened, as needles and drills entered my mouth: I remembered Sarah Gayle and her dental terrors.

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