Cows do not have upper front teeth and their lower bottom incisors never stop growing.   Cows don't have teeth on the top in the front of their mouths, but they do have molars on the top for grinding. Instead of teeth in the top front, they have a dental pad. This is...

The ancient Chinese wrapped tiny pieces of parchment around painful teeth, all of which contained written prayers and incantations. This is one of those broadly circulated "facts" that makes me wonder. . . .  Have you ever tried to wrap floss around a tooth, let alone...

Aztec dentists would mix iron filings, water and navel lint – then bake the mixture in a kiln to create a powerful magnetic dental bonding agent. This mixture was then inserted into cavities in order to seal them. Patients not only reported relief from cavities, but...

The Ancient Greeks were the first to discover and use pliers to extract teeth. Just wondering how that first conversation went ...   "Hey Nick, let's see if this will work."  "Looks good to me Gus. GIve it a whirl!" Probably not.  

In Roman times, the ancient Gauls, as well as other people, used urine (which contained urea) as a mouth rinse in order to whiten their teeth. In fact, "urine therapy" -- strange as it may sound -- is still promoted in certain alternative medicine circles.  Various...

William F. Semple, a dentist from Mount Vernon, OH was issued the first patent in 1869 for chewing gum.