> Denis,
> What does the metaphysical origin of the original tooth have to do with
> the technological question of how to treat a particular sore tooth
> today?
Answer 1: "Historical" dentistry and "experimental" dentistry fruitfully
exchange ideas and data, and together form a unified research program.
Answer 2: If you hold the ideologically "wrong" opinion about the
original tooth, plenty of people would be happy to kick your teeth
in, rendering the latter issue moot.
Loren Haarsma