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From the ArcaMax Publishing, Trivia Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/trivia/s-300495-337048

Are false teeth radioactive?

False teeth are often radioactive. Approximately 1 million Americans wear some form of denture; half of these dentures are made of a porcelain compound laced with minute amounts of uranium to stimulate fluorescence. Without the uranium additive, the dentures would be a dull green color when seen under artificial light.

This news arrived on: 02/08/2008
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