I have helped with just such a task. There's more truth in your joke than you know... unless you did know, of course.
this post was submitted on 25 Apr 2026
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It doesn't work both ways...
You would have to make it : “Why do you make sure there’s always two people present when you give bears anaesthetic before brushing their teeth?”
Let's keep reframing the same joke, I'll do a shaggy dog:
The massive musculature of bears is no match for the steel instruments used by veterinary dentists. Despite objections from animal rights advocates to the use of powerful topical anesthetics on animals already being held in captivity, studies show that the alternative options fare far worse. If these medicines were not used on the animals they would rip their teeth out trying to escape the pain of the procedures. Alternatively, old bears in the wild often decline and die partly due to tooth wear and loss. It's actually one of the natural causes of death in aging bears, since they can no longer feed efficiently, especially as they enter hyperphagia preceding hibernation. This all goes to show you that there's safe teeth in numb bears.
Where does Bambi keep her baby teeth?
Deer's safe teeth in numb bears.