Fun Dental Facts
Dental Students in Japan practice on robots.
Prehistoric kids almost never had cavities because they didn't eat sugar.
One in every 2000 babies is born with a tooth.
The average human produces 25,000 quarts of spit in a lifetime-enough to fill two swimming pools.
Cats have 30 teeth and dogs have 42.
Close to 3 million miles of dental floss is purchased in the US every year.
The Statue of Liberty's mouth is three feet wide.
An elephant's tooth can weigh more than six pounds.
It takes 17 muscles to smile but 43 to frown.
Teeth are unique as fingerprints! Even identical twins have dental dental patterns.
The first electric toothbrush was sold 40 years ago.
People don't chew up and down; they chew side to side just like cows chew!
An ape has teeth shaped just like a human's.
Baby teeth turn pink before they fall out.
Monday, March 8, 2010
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