Appreciate the importance of healthy teeth by getting a bit more intimate with your teeth, tongue, and mouth. Here are some fun dental facts that you had no idea about until now. Don’t forget to book your next dental cleaning now with the best orthodontists in the San Diego area.
When we think of the hardest part of your entire body, we often think of bones right? It turns out that the hardest thing on your body is actually, tooth enamel. Enamel is the top surface of your tooth. But just because it’s tough, doesn’t mean you should start tooth wrestling to prove who’s enamel is the strongest.
When do teeth begin to form? Well, it just so happens that teeth start the growing process even before you’re born. Although teeth begin to develop while in the womb, they’re not visible until 6 to 12 months after birth.
Unlike other animals, humans use four different types of teeth to eat their food. We call upon our incisors, canines, premolars, and molars to break down our food for us.
We often think that the most unique thing about our bodies is our retinas or fingerprint. It turns out that our teeth are just as unique as our one-of-a-kind fingerprints.
Over the course of a lifetime, we spend approximately 38.5 days brushing our teeth. How much time do you think you spend flossing them?
We produce 25,000 quarts of saliva in a lifetime. To give you a real-life example of just how much this is, you could easily fill two swimming pools with the amount of saliva produced. Just be lucky that you don’t have to swim in it.
Many of us don’t imagine our teeth beneath the gums. However, a third of our teeth can be found hiding under the gumline.
If you ever get a tooth knocked out of your mouth, put it in milk and hold it in your mouth. This tactic will allow it to survive longer. After that make an appointment with your dentist immediately.
