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Eric Spiegelman noticed that "a lot of dentists east of La Brea advertise their trade with a happy, smiling tooth. A smile within a smile, if you will." So he took photos and created a slide show of the happy teeth that dentists use in signs.
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L.A's happy teeth, the slide show
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