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Lucy Beaman Hobbs was the first female to become a licensed dentist in 1866.
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The Blue Whale is the largest mammal on earth but eats only small shrimp because it has no teeth!
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Elephants can grow new molars and they do so about six times over the course of their lifetime. An average elephant molar weighs approximately six pounds.
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Gross? Cool? Interesting? You decide - dental plaque is made up of more than 300 different types of bacteria!
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Unless teeth are missing, a human has 32 teeth. Did you know that animals all have different numbers of teeth in their mouths? Dogs have 42, cats have 30, pigs have 44, and armadillos have 104.
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The most valuable tooth belonged to Sir Isaac Newton. In 1816 one of his teeth was sold in London for $3,633, or in today's terms $35,700. The tooth was set in a ring.
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Floss as a commercially produced dental product was invented in 1882.
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The recommended amount of time you should be brushing your teeth for every time you brush is 2-3 minutes. Many people brush only 45 to 70 seconds.
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Fun Fact of the day: giraffes only have teeth on the bottom of their mouths!
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Did you know? You'll tend to chew your food on the right side of your mouth if you're right-handed and on the left side of your mouth if you're left-handed.
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Brushing and flossing twice a day is crucial - if you skip flossing, you're missing out on cleaning up to 40% of your tooth surfaces!
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"A smile is a curve that sets everything straight." - Phyllis Diller
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April 4 to 10 is National Dental Hygienists Week. Dental Hygienists are essential primary health care providers and it's important to see your dental hygienist regularly. Dental hygiene is the 6th largest registered health profession in Canada with over 30,000 professionals!
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April is National Oral Health Month! 5 steps to better oral health:
✔️ See your dentist regularly
✔️ Eat a healthy diet
✔️ Look out for signs of gum disease
✔️ Avoid to***co use
✔️ Brush and floss regularly
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Happy Easter! Have an egg-cellent day!
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Drinking sugary drinks like soda and sports drinks negatively impact your teeth. People who drink three or more glasses of sugary beverages per day have 62% more tooth decay and tooth loss than those who drink mainly water.
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The first mass-produced toothbrush was invented in the UK by William Addis while he was in prison. In prison, Addis noticed other prisoners used a rag, soot, and salt to clean their teeth. Deeming this as ineffective, he snuck a small animal bone after a meal and drilled holes in it. He then used tufts of bristles he obtained from one of the guards and inserted them into the drilled holes. The toothbrush was finished by gluing the holes shut so the bristles didn't fall out.
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Shoutout to the very first dental hygienist, Irene Newman! In 1905, she was a dental assistant who was trained to clean teeth and now every dental practice features dental hygienists as an integral part of their team.
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Fun dental fact: Mosquitos have 47 teeth.
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First Day of Spring is here! 🌸 Is it time to spring clean your smile?
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Happy Saint Patrick's Day! We are lucky to have such great patients! ☘️☘️☘️
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Cotton candy, previously known as FAIRY FLOSS, was co-invented by a dentist.
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Sports-related injuries account for approximately 5 million missing teeth per year. A properly fitted and constructed sport mouth guard may help reduce the likelihood of losing a tooth.
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If you are in the group of people who hate visiting the dentist, imagine needing a dentist in the 1800s when your dentist was also your blacksmith or barber.
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In 1994, an inmate in a West Virginia prison braided dental floss into a rope, scaled the wall, and escaped.
We suggest that you use it to clean the 35% of your teeth’s surfaces that you are missing when only brushing, rather than to escape from any prisons. 😉
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♀️ Happy International Women's Day!
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Today we have great brushes and varieties of toothpaste to choose from to properly care for our teeth. But imagine living in Rome in 200 A.D. - you would likely be cleaning your teeth with a mixture of bones, eggshells, oyster shells, and honey!
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Fossilized T-Rex teeth can weigh as much as one pound per tooth! By comparison, the average human tooth weighs between .5 grams and 2.28 grams.
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Fun dental fact: More than 3 million miles of dental floss is purchased in North America every year.
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You've heard of fingerprint identification, but did you know that just like there are no two fingerprints alike, there are also no two tongues which are the same?
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