Weird Dental Facts
Exploring the Quirky and Curious World of Dentistry
We’ve collected the most bizarre, surprising, and downright strange stories from the world of dentistry. These weird dental facts will make you think twice the next time you pick up your toothbrush — and maybe even laugh a little.
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Do Real Vampire Teeth Cases Exist? Rare Fangs That Shock Dentists
From myths to modern dentistry — uncover the strange truth behind fang-like canines and the vampire legends they inspired.
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From the truth behind real vampire teeth to strange saliva tricks and ancient toothpaste trivia, these Weird Dental Facts uncover the curious side of oral health — with stories you won’t find in most textbooks.
Time Well Spent
The average person spends roughly 38.5 days over their lifetime brushing their teeth. Does that sound like a lot? Well, if you consider that for a person who lives 75 years, about 25 years of them are spent sleeping -- maybe not so much!
Wise Move?
A Canadian man proposed to his girlfriend with a ring made from his wisdom tooth. A toothbrush may be all that a Carlee Leifkes needs to clean her engagement ring, because in lieu of a diamond, her engagement ring featured her husband-to-be's tooth. Some girls who...
DON’T Try This at Home
An Englishwoman who was terrified of dentists used SUPERGLUE to stick teeth back in her mouth for TEN YEARS. -- Angie Barlow, 48, became scared of dentists after her mother's throat cancer was discovered at a visit to have a tooth removed. -- For more than 10 yeasrs,...
That Could Take A Lot of Filling Material!
An elephant's tooth can weigh over six pounds. A tusk from an adult male elephant, on the other hand, can weigh anywhere from 100 to 175 pounds. The heaviest tusk ever recorded weighed in at 220 pounds! Fortunately, because elephants generally stick to their natural...
Hi. How do you chew?
Did you know? If you are right-handed, you tend to chew on your right side. If you are left-handed, you tend to chew on the left side of your mouth. We don't have a problem with that . . . .
I’d Much Rather Be At The Dentist
How badly can your tooth ache? Apparently, badly enough to break out of Oestragaard prison in southwest Sweden in order to get to the dentist. And that's exactly what a 51-year-old Swedish inmate did "because he had a toothache and wanted to go to the dentist." He...
Dental Ground Hog Day?
Yes. It's a fact. It's weird. And it's dental. Imagine waking up every day, thinking it's time for your root canal appointment. Ten years after the fact, a British soldier who had been stationed in Germany, still believes it's the morning of March 2005, and he's...
Muscle Power
The tongue is considered to be the strongest muscle in the body. (If you doubt it, ask any dental assistant who has had to hold one back.)
Visible Part of Your Skeleton: Weird Dental Fact About Teeth
Pssst. Your Skeleton is Showing Visible part of your skeleton? Yep—it’s your teeth. While most of your skeleton hides beneath skin and muscle, there’s one part on full display every time you smile. Let’s dig into this fun (and factual) weird dental trivia! Tooth...
These weird dental facts are just the beginning. Keep checking back as we uncover even more strange, funny, and fascinating discoveries from the dental world.
Want to explore more about oral health from a trusted source? Visit the American Dental Association’s research section.
