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Why did the poet go to the dentist? How could she have avoided it?

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The poet went to the dentist to get treatment for her tooth decay. Her teeth had cavities, caps and decay. If she would have had taken proper care of her teeth since her childhood by not eating too many sweets and brushing her teeth properly, then she could have avoided going to the dentist so early in life.

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Didn’t seem worth the time - I could bite!”

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