It has been claimed that mosquitoes have 47 teeth.  Let's set the record straight here at Weird Dental Facts:  In actual fact, they do not! Now, while you may be relieved to know that mosquitoes don't have teeth, unfortunately, that doesn’t prevent those bothersome...

  The Guinness Book of Records has recognized a dentist from Offenbach, Germany for pulling a 37-millimeter long tooth out of the mouth of a patient who had complained about severe pain. Dr. Max Lukas had extracted the 37.2-millimeter giant tooth ( that’s 1.46...

The narwhal, or narwhale, is a small to medium-sized toothed whale that possesses a large "tusk" from a protruding canine tooth. It lives year-round in the Arctic waters around Greenland, Canada, and Russia.  It is sometimes called the "Unicorn of the Sea" because of...

A hippo's mouth may be two feet wide at its lip. The mouth of an adult hippopotamus is roomy enough for 36 teeth -- including tusks that can grow up to 2 feet long.  

The most popular toothbrush color is blue. The second most popular toothbrush color is red. What color is yours?

In Japan, dental students can already practice their skills on life-like robots.  This has come a long way from practice models -- called typodonts -- that were used by many dentists who are still in practice today.  The robots can move, answer questions -- and will...

Which animal has the same number of teeth as humans? OK. So, you probably guessed it already: giraffes. Here are a few ineresting facts about giraffe teeth: The giraffe has one set of teeth at the front of its bottom jaw and one set at the back on the top jaw; but the...

Cavities usually don't hurt. What?! Anyone who has EVER had a toothache is likely to think  . . . BS -- worst pain I ever had.  And that could well be true.  But here's the thing -- and we'll say it again -- cavities usually don't hurt.  When they do, we are typically...

The American actor Edgar Buchanan (1903 - 1979) started his career as a practicing dentist. Perhaps best known for his TV roles in Judge Roy Bean (1956), Petticoat Junction (1963), and Cade's County (1971), he gave up dentistry at the age of 36 to become an actor.  He...