Weird Dental Facts
Exploring the Quirky and Curious World of Dentistry
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This IS My Happy Face
The stone-faced farmer in artist Grant Wood’s famous “American Gothic” painting was actually the artist’s dentist! (Dr. Byron McKeeby)
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Like your fingerprints, everyone has a unique set of teeth. Even identical twins have different “dental fingerprints”!
4,999,999 and Counting
Sports-related injuries account for approximately 5 million missing teeth per year, so make sure you wear a mouth guard, if you or your little ones are athletes.
Just TRY Flossing With It Though
The cotton candy making machine that made widely consumed cotton candy possible was co-invented by a dentist. Before it was cotton candy, the fluffy confection was called “fairy floss.” (So, either he was drumming up some dental patients, or this was "dentist number...
Sexy, or Not?
Americans spend $100 billion per year on hair care products – and only $2 billion a year on dental care products. What good is great hair without a great smile?
Donkey Choppers!?
Contrary to popular belief, George Washington’s famous dentures weren’t made from wood. His four pairs of custom choppers were crafted from gold, ivory, lead and a mixture of human, donkey, and hippopotamus teeth (take care of yours and you won’t have to think about...
No Smile? We Have Plenty to Spare
Children smile about 400 times a day.
Shocking
The electric chair was invented by a dentist . . . . Dr. Alfred P. Southwick (1826 - 1898) was a dentist from Buffalo, New York. He is credited with inventing the first electric chair as a method of execution. The chair was reportedly manufactured by employees of...
Ingenious Identifier
Did you know your tongue print is unique? Similar to fingerprints, everone also has a distinctive tongue print.