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Some Dental History “Bites”
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Dental history is rich with intriguing information, but amidst all the details there are also funny and even unbelievable facts that are great for a laugh and can even teach you something as well.
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At Dr. Marchbanks’ office, we like to keep a list of some of the most unusual dental facts and tidbits that we come across.
Here are some that we think you’ll enjoy…
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Children Have The Right Idea About Smiling
They smile about 400 times a day.
Women smile about 62 times a day, compared to men who smile about eight times a day.
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Each person’s set of teeth is unique much like their
fingerprints.
Even identical twins do not have exactly the same set of
teeth.
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Did you know that your tongue print is also unique?
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Even the hand you write with can affect your teeth.
Right-handed people, tend to chew food on their right
side, while left-handed people tend to chew on
their left side.
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The electric chair was invented by a dentist.
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William F. Semple
A dentist from Mount Vernon , OH was issued the first patent in 1869 for chewing gum.
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In The Old Days
When dentures weren’t invented yet, dentists would do a quick surgery in implanting teeth in the mouth of a person.
The teeth came from dead people! Aztec dentists would mix iron fillings, water and navel lint bake and insert it in the cavities to seal it.
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Guess who worked as a silversmith, a copper
plate engraver, a dentist, and still found time to warn the countryside when the Brits were
coming?
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Paul Revere
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And who do you suppose daydreamed of the westerns he
would someday write while cleaning an unlucky patient’s
teeth?
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Zane Grey
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What fearless female shattered the fluoride
ceiling when she received her Doctor of Dental
Surgery degree in 1866?
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Lucy Hobbs Taylor
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What famous artist depicted his stone-faced dentist as a
farmer in “American Gothic”?
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Grant Wood
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Which celebrities have donned braces to make their smiles even more
glamorous after achieving stardom?
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If you guessed Diana Ross, Carol Burnett, Cher, Jill St. John or Jack Klugman, you’re right!
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How many athletes avoid dental tragedy each year by covering
their pearly whites with mouth guards?
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200,000…WOW!
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What delectable dairy delights
should you chomp on to
keep your smile sparkling white?
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Cheese! Specifically, aged cheddar, Swiss or Monterey Jack
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What obscure Mexican super-plant is 1,000 times sweeter than table sugar, doesn’t cause tooth decay and could ultimately serve
as a low calorie sweetener?
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Lippa dulcis! If you got that one right, you’re probably a dentist.
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And here are some interesting animal tooth facts…
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•Cats have 30 teeth•Dogs have 42 teeth•Pigs have 44 teeth•The armadillo has 104 teeth!!•The snail’s mouth is no larger than the head of a pin, but it can have over 25,000 teeth!
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The Elephant grinds down its molars and grows new ones. This happens six times in its lifetime!
The elephant’s molar is about 7″ square!!!
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The Blue Whale is the largest mammal on earth, but it eats only tiny shrimp because it has no teeth!
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The Crocodile Bird flies into the open mouth of a crocodile and cleans its teeth for it!
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The teeth of the Pocket Gopher grow up to 15″ a year! By continually gnawing, they wear them down and they stay the same size.
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Rats, mice and your hamster among others have teeth that grow continually. If you have one as a pet, it must have wood to gnaw on to shorten its teeth, or it can die.
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The Dolphin only gets one set of teeth to last a lifetime!
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We hope you enjoyed these interesting dental “bites”. If it has been more than 6 months since your last dental cleaning, your teeth are in need of a professional cleaning. Our Arlington TX dental office is a welcoming place to call your dental home. Remember to check out our web special for new patients!
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Contact Us
• Mark C. Marchbanks, D.D.S.
• 2624 Matlock Road Suite 100, Arlington, TX 76015
• Phone: (817) 261-2747
• http://arlingtontexasdentist.net/