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NAT KING COLE ASKED: A "Do you smile to tempt a lover, Mona Lisa, or is this your way to hide a broken heart?" If a Maryland art expert and dentist is correct, what Mona Lisa may have been hiding was a broken jaw. According to Joseph Borkowski, she could have been a battered woman. The physiognomy of the subject of da Vinci's portrait, Borkowski says, suggests she was missing teeth. His analysis also revealed signs of scar tissue around her mouth. "She isn't smiling," says Borkowski. "Her expression is typical of people who have lost their front teeth."
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