Brown Bear Has Dental Appointment
By RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (87025)
Daytona Beach, Florida
June 30, 2025 4:15pm CST
At the Lake Superior Zoo in Minnesota brown bear had to have a dentist fix his teeth. The bear named Tundra was sedated and fitted with the titanium alloy crown that was made by Creature Crowns of Post Falls, Idaho. It was created from a wax caste of the tooth.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/brown-bear-makes-dental-history-with-a-shiny-new-smile/ar-AA1HHoNG
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@Nakitakona (57939)
• Philippines
1 Jul
That's great to care for the bear to fix his teeth.
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@RasmaSandra (87025)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
1 Jul
@Nakitakona never thought that there were dentist that could work on bears
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@Nakitakona (57939)
• Philippines
2 Jul
@RasmaSandra Me too for it's too dangerous.
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@RasmaSandra (87025)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
1 Jul
@JudyEV at one time I thought of being a vet but then knew I could not handle all that studying
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@RasmaSandra (87025)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
1 Jul
@AmbiePam and great that the bear got relief from his tooth. Imagine how angry he could have gotten?
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@RasmaSandra (87025)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
1 Jul
@Juliaacv better a happy bear with no tooth pain than an angry bear with pain
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@xander6464 (45309)
• Wapello, Iowa
1 Jul
That was very cool. No one, even a bear, should have to suffer with a bad tooth.
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@xander6464 (45309)
• Wapello, Iowa
2 Jul
@RasmaSandra They would have had to come up with a special diet for him.
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@RasmaSandra (87025)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
1 Jul
@xander6464 they probably realized it would be worse for the bear to lose a tooth
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@RasmaSandra (87025)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
1 Jul
@Ronrybs that is so true there must be other animals that even break their teeth
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@Ronrybs (20882)
• London, England
1 Jul
@RasmaSandra I suppose a bear is a good size to work on, whilst a cat or small dog would be more difficult
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@RasmaSandra (87025)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
1 Jul
@youless and think good thoughts of humans
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@RasmaSandra (87025)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
1 Jul
@Shavkat that is one bear who probably thinks better of humans
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@Tampa_girl7 (52888)
• United States
2 Jul
He’s a lucky bear to get dental work done.
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@RasmaSandra (87025)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
3 Jul
@Tampa_girl7 and can still eat his favorite foods
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@RasmaSandra (87025)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
1 Jul
@rakski he was one lucky bear
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@Traceyjayne (3284)
• United Kingdom
3 Jul
It’s good to hear that they looked after the bear and got his teeth fixed.
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@RasmaSandra (87025)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
3 Jul
@Traceyjayne and hopefully now like humans
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@RasmaSandra (87025)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
1 Jul
@nela13 now the bear knows human kindness
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@nela13 (59074)
• Portugal
2 Jul
@RasmaSandra humans can do so many good things, we must keep our faith in the human kind.
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@LindaOHio (194915)
• United States
1 Jul
I'm so glad they were able to help the bear.
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@RasmaSandra (87025)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
1 Jul
@LindaOHio so am I that is now one happy bear
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@RasmaSandra (87025)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
6 Jul
@jstory07 and probably learned about human kindness
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@dgobucks226 (36713)
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6 Jul
Who knew... seems bears have expensive dental work too. 
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@RasmaSandra (87025)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
6 Jul
@dgobucks226 I am so glad they did that for the bear can you imagine if he had to suffer pain?
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@dgobucks226 (36713)
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9 Jul
@RasmaSandra That would make for one grumpy ol' bear. Toothaches are no fun for anyone humans or bears. 
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@Ineeddentures (10894)
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7 Jul
I imagine the dentist worked quite quickly.
Just say the sedative had worn off and the bear had woken up confused.
Ouch
Tundra will be a happy bear now though
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@RasmaSandra (87025)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
7 Jul
@Ineeddentures and perhaps understand about human kindness
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