I wonder if it has anything to do with habit? And lack of need? I mean, most literary vampires are pretty old--centuries, even. Modern dentistry is a pretty newfangled thing, and a creature immune from aging and who doesn't chew all that much (and who presumably regenerates--most vampires manage injuries pretty well) wouldn't have many of the teeth problems older people tend to...
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Date: 2010-04-21 08:01 pm (UTC)