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Dig1t
Thanks, I hate it.
mankyd
> Where do you get the teeth?

> We collect teeth mostly from dentist, dental schools all legally and ethically sourced.

Curious. If I was having teeth pulled and later found out my teeth were given to this company without consent, that would feel... creepy at best.

dogman1050
I have both of mine in little ziplock bags given to me by the oral surgeons. I don't know why I save them.
RodgerTheGreat
They were a part of you for most of your life. Why abandon them now? They're certainly more unique and personal than the vast majority of keepsakes.
ge96
In case you are visited; Darkness Falls
fatih-erikli
Reminds me a Vikingane (Norseman) scene. Best comedy I watched in 2010s
AussieWog93
This shouldn't be shocking to anyone. Even as a child I knew that the Tooth Fairy wasn't running a charity.

Given the scale at which she collects teeth, though, I would have thought they mostly would end up in some sort of industrial application.

omershapira
I'm sorry but assuming the tooth fairy's gender exposes your bias. smh
Kerb_
Tooth fairy is most assuredly femme presenting at a minimum and probably uses she/her pronouns, though would also likely accept they/them or other pronouns given that fairies aren't likely to be held to human gender norms
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User23
Human skulls too![1]. That site has been around for a long time. Naturally they won't buy from or sell to just anyone. Given the market price of a human skull you really don't want to encourage poaching.

[1] https://www.skullsunlimited.com/collections/humans/Real-Skul...

londons_explore
I am dubious of quite how 'ethically sourced' these are... In most countries there are quite a lot of laws about how you should treat corpses, and 'for sale on skullsunlimited.com' doesn't seem to fit any of the categories.

How many of those peoples descendants know that grandads skull is for sale for $1800 to some morbid collector?

User23
I suspect many people who donate their remains don't read the fine print.

I also wouldn't be shocked if there are shenanigans of various sorts taking place.

philipov
Sure, you can get the teeth, but how do you get them to stay in your mouth?
neonnoodle
This is sketchy as hell. The same content is mirrored at several other pages, "bforbones.com" and "sciencefairtooth.com." The name servers point to "thankyoudentist.com," a dental review web site with no content. The address and phone are also associated with "buyxraysonline.com."

Given what investigations have uncovered about other "ethically sourced" biological specimens sold online for crafts...

r00t4ccess
You have been able to get them on ebay for a while too
extraduder_ire
I thought ebay has a policy against selling human body parts. I recall it from the (probably fabricated) story of someone attempting to sell their soul on the site, and being told it's against one of two separate rules depending on if the item for sale is real.
ddmf
This reminds me of being introduced to "Fugglers" via a message on twitter ages ago - apparently the maker had found a bag of teeth and decided to use it to make cuddly toys. Bought my ex a customised one, perhaps worth some decent money nowadays.