Fun Dental Facts

• 50% consider the smile the first facial feature they notice.
• People are more likely to have smile enhancements then face lifts.
• 32% of Americans cite bad breath as the least attractive trait of their co-workers.
• 38.5 total days an average American spends brushing teeth over lifetime.
• 73% of Americans would rather go grocery shopping than floss.
• The Mexican version of the Tooth Fairy is known as the Tooth Mouse, which takes the tooth and leaves treasures in its place.
• George Washington's dentures were made from walrus, hippopotamus, and cows' teeth, as well as elephant tusks.
• The second most common disease in the United States is tooth decay. The first is the common cold.
• A shark's teeth are literally as hard as steel.
• 1994 a prison inmate in West Virginia braided floss into a rope, scaled the wall and escaped.
• The average woman smiles about 62 times a day! A man? 8
• It seems children have the right idea about smiling…they smile about 400 times a day.