What follows is a collection of tooth and other dental facts which I found interesting and wanted to share with you. There are facts presented concerning both human and animal teeth.


1.        Members of the rodent family (for example, rats, mice, and chinchillas) have teeth which grow continually throughout their lives. It is therefore important for such rodents to gnaw often on hard objects such as wood or mineral blocks in order to wear down their teeth and avoid dental problems.
                (http://www.valleydentalgroup.net/id6.html)


2.       While many types of mammals grow multiple sets of teeth during their lifetimes, dolphins only grow one set of teeth throughout their entire lives.
                (http://www.valleydentalgroup.net/id6.html)


3.        Although a snail's mouth is approximately the size of the head of a pin, it can have over 25,000 tiny teeth.
                (http://www.valleydentalgroup.net/id6.html)


4.        Tooth decay is increased by approximately 62% if a person drinks three cans of soda each day.
                (http://www.valleydentalgroup.net/id6.html)


5.        It is stated on the Valley Dental Group website that, "The Elephant grinds down its molars and grows new ones. This happens six times in its lifetime!"
                (http://www.valleydentalgroup.net/id6.html)


6.        It is highly recommended that your toothbrush be stored more than six feet away from your toilet in order to avoid contamination of the toothbrush by "...airborne particles resulting from the flush." (http://starsmilez.com/blog/super-fun-dental-facts/)


7.        According to an article on StarSmilez.com, "Tooth decay remains the most common chronic disease among children ages 5-17 with 59% affected."
                    (http://starsmilez.com/blog/super-fun-dental-facts/)


8.        "75 percent of the U.S. population has some form of periodontal gum disease" according to a StarSmilez.com article.
                (http://starsmilez.com/blog/super-fun-dental-facts/)


9.        Commercial floss was first manufactured in 1882 and was made of silk.
                (http://starsmilez.com/blog/super-fun-dental-facts/)


10.        "The most valuable tooth belonged to Sir Isaac Newton.  In 1816 one of his teeth was sold in London for $3,633.00 or in today’s terms $35,700.00  The tooth was set in a ring. (Source: Guinness World Records 2002)" according to a collection of facts constructed by StarSmilez.com.
                (http://starsmilez.com/blog/super-fun-dental-facts/)