When you've got the toothache, all you're thinking about is 'Wow, my tooth really hurts.

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In one case, a boy from a low income family suffered a bad toothache.

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When Deamonte complained of a toothache, his mother tried to find a dentist who would take Medicaid.

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It was also once thought to cure toothache and be a sleep aid if taken as a cup of tea.

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The initial hearing, scheduled for Aug. 1, was delayed three weeks because the presiding judge said he had a toothache.

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What with all this and his toothache (back molar, swollen jaw) and the malaria, G. is in a bad way.

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Italian and Spanish bond yields jumped by 12 basis points as spreads widened and the dull toothache of the sovereign debt crisis wore on.

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In fact, one of Powell's aides described the secretary's attitude toward the case, with respect to the suspected Iranian link to Khobar, as "a toothache" he wished would go away.

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The remedy for toothache suggests cauterising the skin behind the ears before heating the plant henbane and leek seeds over hot coals and ensuring the patient inhales the smoke through a funnel.

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Ambling with the bluesman's toothache in his heel, he describes "cities of the plague, " plots surprise showdowns in which he slaughters sleeping opponents, ponders craven human nature ("They will tear your mind away from contemplation") and scans the skies for hints of geopolitical turmoil.

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