Interesting Fun Dental Facts Of Teeth And Mouth

The human mouth plays an essential part in digestion, communication, and social activity. There are many interesting dental facts about the human mouth and teeth that we never thought about or knew even existed. Check out the following fun and interesting dental facts about the mouth and teeth to share with your friends and family.

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Dental Facts About The Human Mouth

1. People that have a narrow roof in their mouth are more likely to snore because there is less oxygen intake through their nose.
2. The tongue is the strongest muscle in the human body, relative to its size.
3. The tongue is the only muscle that is attached at one end only.
4. It takes 72 muscles to flex in order for a human to speak.
5. There are about 9,000 taste buds on the surface of the tongue, in the throat, and on the roof of the mouth.
6. Taste buds contain chemoreceptors that respond to chemicals from food and other substances that are dissolved by the saliva in the mouth.
7. The average life of a taste bud is 10 days.
8. We cannot taste until food is dissolved by saliva.
9. We produce 100,000 gallons of saliva in a lifetime, which helps prevent tooth decay by moving food away from teeth.
10. There are over 100 million bacteria in just one drop of saliva.

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Interesting Dental Statistics

1. 25% of adults in the U.S. have lost all of their teeth.
2. The average person buys 18 yards of dental floss every year. We should buy 122 yards.
3. In 2010, Americans spent $106 billion on dental care.
4. Approximately $2 billion a year is spent on dental products in the U.S.
5. The average yearly expenditure on dental care per U.S. family is $873.
6. More than a billion dollars a year is spend on over-the-counter products that only mask bad breath odors.
7. 65% of all Americans are estimated to have halitosis or bad breath.
8. The estimated cost of one cavity over a lifetime is over $2,000.
9. 4 million children in the U.S. are affected by cavities. That is greater than the population of Los Angeles, CA.
10. Over 3 million miles of dental floss are purchased in North American every year.
11. It’s estimated that as many as 50% of adults experience some degree of dental fear.
12. 85% of the human population can curl their tongue into a tube.

Health-Related Dental Facts

1. Visiting the dentist at least twice per year is essential to maintaining good oral health.
2. 75% of the U.S. population suffers from some stage of periodontal gum disease.
3. Tooth decay is the 2nd most common disease in the U.S., with the common cold being number one.
4. 90% of life-threatening diseases have some oral symptoms.
5. An apple a day does not keep the dentist away! People who eat apples are 3x more likely to have dentine problems.
6. It takes 30 minutes after drinking soda for the acids in it to wear at your enamel.
7. If you don’t floss, you will miss cleaning 35% of your tooth surfaces.
8. Flossing once a day can increase your life expectancy by 6 years.

Fun Dental Facts

1. Tooth enamel is the hardest part of the human body.
2. People prefer blue toothbrushes over red ones.
3. Wisdom teeth got their name because the come in when you’re older and wiser.
4. Dogs have 42 teeth, cats have 30 teeth, pigs have 44 teeth, and an armadillo has 104 teeth.
5. If you had a toothache in the Middle Ages, it was a custom to kiss a donkey.
6. The earliest toothbrush was developed in China around 1600 BC. It was a simple chewing stick.
7. Egyptians used a form of toothpaste made from a mixture of salt, mint, and pepper over 5,000 years ago.
8. In 200 AD, the Romans used a mixture of bones, eggshells, oyster shells and honey to clean their teeth.
9. Certain cheeses and dark chocolate have been found to protect teeth from decay.