There's no doubt about it ... 2012 was a year to remember. From a Mars rover to a Mayan apocalypse that didn't happen, there were plenty of newsworthy events over the past year (maybe even enough to make you dance Gangnam style).
Of course, there was also plenty to talk about in the world of dentistry in 2012 ... including some news stories that made us scratch our heads. With that in mind, here are the stories that the editors of DentistryIQ.com chose as the strangest dental-related stories of the year.
'EXTREME MAKEOVER' DENTIST: I Secretly Collect the Teeth of My Celebrity Patients
Surgeons find two teeth embedded in a tumor of the eye
The dentist who fired a dental assistant for being "irresistible"
John Lennon's tooth to tour UK dental practices
Major League Baseball GM gets upset because one of his star players stops chewing tobacco
Good old-fashioned American ingenuity: Astronauts use a toothbrush to conquer a problematic bolt in space
At Olympics, Ryan Lochte is proud of his patriotic grill
Charlie Sheen’s shout out to his dentist … and the public’s response
Could this Japanese invention end tooth decay?
