An excessive or obsessive interest in or preoccupation with teeth.
From Greek 'ede-' (tooth) + '-mania' (excessive desire or preoccupation). This psychological/behavioral term uses the '-mania' suffix common in describing obsessive conditions or interests.
In the age of Instagram, some orthodontists joke about 'edeomania' among patients obsessed with achieving perfectly white, straight teeth—a condition that would have baffled people in centuries past when tooth care was purely functional.
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