What do dentists call their x-rays?
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Cavity candids!
Molaroids!
Tooth pics.
The joke “What do dentists call their x-rays? Tooth pics” is a pun that plays on the homophonic similarity between “pics,” a colloquial abbreviation for pictures, and “picks,” a tool used by dentists. X-rays in a dental context are photographs of teeth used to check for cavities and other dental issues. The term “tooth picks” humorously suggests that these x-rays could be seen as ‘pictures of teeth’ or ‘tooth pictures,’ which is shortened to ‘tooth pics.’