Did you know?
We have done our research and put together a list of some fun and interesting facts all to do with your mouth and teeth.
“Your adult teeth were already forming when you were born”
“An Italian dentist collected 2,000,744 teeth between 1868 and 1904.”
“Crocodiles don't clean their own teeth, they let a plover (little bird) pick their teeth for scraps of food - don't try this yourself!”
“Sharks grow a new set of teeth every 2 weeks, you only have 2 sets to last you a lifetime.”
“During the Middle Ages in Germany you would have been advised to kiss a donkey to cure your toothache!”
“If you are right handed you will tend to chew food on your right side. If you are left handed you will tend to chew on your left.”
“Bristles of toothbrushes were originally made from the hair of pigs and cows.”
“The hardest thing in your body is the enamel on your teeth.”
“Walruses use their large canine teeth to anchor themselves to ice while they sleep.”
“Dental decay is a contagious disease.”
“Like fingerprints, everyone’s tongue print is different.”
“The average woman smiles about 62 times per day, a man only 8! Kids laugh around 400 times a day.”
“In 1994 a prison inmate in West Virginia USA braided dental floss into a rope, scaled the wall and escaped.”
“In 1816 a tooth belonging to the scientist Sir Isaac Newton was sold for $3,633- that’s about $35,700 in today’s terms.”
“Vampire bats have fewer teeth than any other bat because they don’t have to chew their food!”
“The common snail has close to 10,000 teeth,all on its tongue.”
“Certain types of cheese including cheddar have been found to help protect teeth from decay.”