It seems, tumors can grow teeth too. No one wants to deal with an abnormal growth, but teratomas are especially unpleasant. The germ cell tumors can contain several types of tissues and are usually found in the ovaries, testes, and near the tailbone. Some of them even...

U.S. Dental Care Product Spending: $2 Billion a Year on Smiles U.S. dental care product spending totals approximately $2 billion annually. Americans invest heavily in oral hygiene essentials such as toothpaste, toothbrushes, floss, and mouthwash to maintain their...

Studies show that adults with a high school diploma or higher degree had an average of three more teeth than those without a diploma.

Eye tooth – eye teeth are so-called because the maxillary canines (to which they refer) are in line with the eye. 

Some babies are born with teeth.  About one in every 2000 babies is born with natal teeth, so sometimes baby's first dentist appointment is not too long after birth. Natal teeth usually grow on the bottom gums and tend to have weak roots; they're often removed to...

For 25% of children, their first visit to the emergency ward in hospitals is due to a dental emergency.

A sneeze zooms out of your mouth at over 600 mph! (Who times these things?!)

Some common remedies for a toothache from ancient times included boiling earthworms in oil, and then using that oil to put drops in your ear. In order to make loose teeth firm, it was recommended that you tie a frog to your jaw.

A person swallows 25 times per hour while awake and 10 times per hour while sleeping, for a total of 480 times each day. Source: Graf H. Bruxism. Dent Clin North Am. 1969;13:659-665.