You're going to need a bigger boat.

Welcome to the Moth. I'm Suzanne Rust.

This summer marks the 50th anniversary of the release of Jaws in theaters, which we probably gave away by playing that clip up top.

But you know what this means?

This episode is going to be full of stories about, you guessed it, teeth.

Yes, we're looking at jaws, literal jaws, with stories about dentists, oral care, and mouths of all types.

Because sharks are scary, but real

terror, that's waiting to get a root canal. First up is Alexis Truce, who told this at a

Moth education story slam at Beacon High School in New York City, where the theme of the night was

risk. Here's Alexis live with them all.

Since before I can remember, I've always had a Jay Leno chin.

And for those of you who don't know who Jay Leno is, I sort of looked like the crimson chin from Tinney Turner. And I attribute this elongated chin to a stark underbite that I had.

And so my orthodontics career, and we're going to call it a career, started in third grade with a paladin

and then it moved to a headgear, and then it went to another headgear, and then it went to braces.

And then at the ripe age of 12, I my braces off and I was so elated because

it's sixth grade I'm starting a new school and I have this smile that lasts for all about six

months and then I have the most demoralizing feeling I just spent three years trying to fix this chin that I hated,

and it grew back because of a growth spurt.

Are you serious?

And so, and so I understand that I can't take pictures with my friends because I'm going to be judged for my long chin.

I know that I'll wake up in the morning and my chin hurts.

And I know that I won't be able to say my name because it has an X and an S and I have a lisp.

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