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This 800-Pound Bear Just Got the World’s Biggest Metal Crown
Tundra, an 800-pound Alaska brown bear living at the Lake Superior Zoo in Minnesota, now has a smile that literally shines. The 6-year-old bear just received what’s believed to be the largest dental crown ever made—a titanium alloy cap designed to protect a canine tooth he reinjured earlier this year. “He’s got a little glint in his smile now,” said zoo marketing manager Caroline Routley in an interview with the Associated Press. The crown, silver and custom-made from a wax mold of the damaged tooth, was created by Creature Crowns, a dental specialist in Idaho. The hour-long procedure was performed by Dr. ... (full story)