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Desiccated teeth

牙齿干枯 〔牙齒乾枯〕 yá chǐ gān kū

牙齿枯槁〔牙齒枯槁〕yá chǐ kū gǎo; 齿槁〔齒槁〕chǐ gǎo

Also teeth dry as desiccated bones. Teeth that appear to have lost a fluid content, like old bones that have been exposed to the sun for a long time. Desiccated teeth are a sign of kidney yīn depletion. The kidney engenders bone and marrow, and the teeth are the surplus of the bone.

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