Teeth


May 13, 2009

Paranoia Watch: HAKIRA

by Kayoko Akabori

Here’s something totally weird that my little friend Kota was munching on during dinner one night. It’s called HAKIRA (assuming that’s a shortened Japanese word for “sparkling teeth”) and it’s for teething toddlers to chew on to prevent a certain bacteria called Streptococcus mutens, which causes cavities. According to the tag line, it’s for adults […]