Thursday, May 12, 2011

Fun Dental Facts

FUN DENTAL FACTS
How much is the Tooth Fairy paying per tooth? 
Around $2 per tooth, according to Securian Dental Plans, an insurance provider. (12/05, Money Magazine)

32% of Americans cite bad breath as the least attractive trait of their co-workers.
38.5 total days an average American spends brushing teeth over lifetime.
73% of Americans would rather go grocery shopping than floss.

32% of Americans cite bad breath as the least attractive trait of their co-workers.

60% of people who don't know that a sore jaw, when combined with chest pain, can signal a heart attack-especially in women

38.5 = the total days an average American spends brushing teeth over a lifetime.

73% of Americans would rather go grocery shopping than floss.

Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least six (6) feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.

A toothpick is the object most often choked on by Americans.

More people use blue toothbrushes than red ones.

Like fingerprints, everyone’s tongue print is different

The average toothbrush contains about 2,5000 bristles grouped into about 40 tufts per toothbrush. The tufts are folded over a metal staple and forced onto pre-cored holes in the head and fused into the head with heat. The handle is made of at least two materials, usually plastic and rubber. The grips used for the handle is: precision, power, spoon, oblique and distal oblique. AGD Impact 2/2003

- The average woman smiles about 62 times a day!
- A man? Only 8!
- Kids laugh around 400 times a day.
- Grown-ups just 15:-(
- Smilers in school yearbooks are more likely to have successful careers and marriages than poker faced peers

Every year, kids in North America spend close to half a billion dollars on chewing gum

The above 'Fun Dental Facts' are from: www.dentalgentlecare.com

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