Fun facts about dentistry!

• Each person's set of teeth is unique - much like their fingerprints - even in identical twins.

• Some cheeses are have been found to protect teeth from decay.

• The Mexican version of the Tooth Fairy is known as the Tooth Mouse, which takes the tooth and leaves treasures in its place.

• If you're right handed, you will chew your food on your right side. If you're left handed, you will tend to chew your food on your left side.

• The major causes of tooth loss in people under age 35 are sports, accidents and fights.

• George Washington's dentures were made from walrus, hippopotamus, and cows' teeth, as well as elephant tusks.

• The most valuable tooth was one a nobleman purchased - belonging to the famous scientists Isaac Newton - for $4,560. It was set in a ring.

• In 200 AD, the Romans used a mixture of bones, eggshells, oyster shells and honey to clean their teeth.

• Queen Elizabeth I's teeth were noticeably discolored. A German traveler, Paul Henter, speculated that the discoloration was due to the Queen's excessive consumption of sugar, making the first recorded association between sugar and tooth decay.

• The second most common disease in the United States is tooth decay. The first is the common cold.

Courtesty of www.fulcherorthodontics.com.