"I realize now that anything at all can happen, even to those who think they have great teeth, " says Rogers' mom, Ann Carman, a 71-year-old retired professor of Japanese language and literature.

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Remember that when Sandy hit, it was the occasion for great wailing and gnashing of teeth about the supposedly-crumbling American infrastructure.

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Every great plan or proposal must have teeth, and putting teeth into your plan or proposal means making projections.

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As the race went on I knew as a team we were covered on all angles, so when Mo Farah came down the home straight I panned with him and got a great effect, with him showing incredible determination, gritting his teeth and really pushing for the gold medal dream.

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She told with great emphasis a story about her mother, who remembered falling and breaking her teeth on the steps leading into the courtyard of a lost family home, steps that were tall and broad to accommodate the enormous tread of a riding elephant.

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So while mouth washes are great for killing remnant bacteria on all surfaces, you have to get between the teeth with the ancient invention called floss to really reach every spot.

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