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Did you know? 🍪 Weight gain around this time of year may not only be due to comforting fall foods like pumpkin pie and cider, researchers have found that lack of vitamin D reduces fat breakdown and triggers fat storage.

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Cat teeth function to tear bite-size pieces away and swallow whole rather than to chew! This is why dry cat food is in specific shapes and sizes- so it does not cause choking! 🐈 Did you know?

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🐋 This one was a bit of a trick question- though most whales do not have teeth, baleen whales have 270-395 rows of baleen, or whale bone, which is made of the same material as your fingernails- keratin. Baleen are organized in many rows of thin plates with hair like structure at the tip. These "teeth" are used to filter out small fish and animals from the water that whales catch in their mouths.
For an additional fun fact: Keratin rich foods include; salmon, eggs, kale, carrots, onion, garlic, sweet potatoes, and mangoes!

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🐄 Cows spend an average of 6 hours eating, and another 8 hours chewing their cud! Another fun fact is that cows don't have upper incisors (though they do have upper and lower molars). Instead of teeth, they have a hard mound called a dental pad that helps them "chew." All of this so they can maintain their 1,400 lb figure!

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A narwhal's tusk is a 10 foot tooth made of ivory! Female narwhals almost never have a tusk, and most males have one. The tooth is spiral and grows through their upper lip. The tusk has millions of nerve endings and is used to "feel" and "taste" their surroundings.
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This may seem like like a trick question when you think about elephant tusks (which are actually teeth!) that can grow between 5 and 8 feet long, but elephant tusks are incisors! Hippo canine teeth can grow between 1.2 and 1.5 feet long, the longest canines of any animal!
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You can tell a dolphin's age by the rings in their teeth- just like trees! Did YOU know? 🐬

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Snails actually have the most teeth of any animal! Snails teeth are not like regular teeth. A snail’s teeth are arranged in rows on its tongue. A garden snail has about 14,000 teeth while other species can have over 20,000. But that’s not even the most shocking part: The teeth of an aquatic snail called the limpet are the strongest known biological material on Earth, even stronger than titanium!

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On June 29, 1994 Robert Dale Shepard escaped from prison using dental floss he braided as thick as a telephone cord! He was out for 41 days before he was recaptured. Did you know?

That isn't how we recommend using dental floss, but we do recommend that you floss (your teeth 😁) at least once a day! Thank you for tuning in to our question of the week, answers posted every Wednesday!

Dentists are just as concerned about your general health as they are about your oral health. Why? They are connected! Good oral health leads to good overall health and vice versa! So if you are experiencing a dental issue, please do not hesitate to call us at (817)468-1212!

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Having poor oral health puts a person at risk for heart disease. If the gums are inflamed due to the bacteria that causes periodontal disease, that same bacteria can actually get into the bloodstream causing the arteries to build up plaque and harden.

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Horses also have teeth that grow for the majority of their lives to prevent them from wearing down entirely, and as a bonus fun fact- it is rare for a horse to have a complete set of teeth!

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We are so glad to be back serving our wonderful patients! Whether you are new or established, don't hesitate to give us a call for cleanings, toothaches, or any other dental concerns. We hope everyone had an amazing weekend and is looking forward to a great week! 😄

We will be closed from Monday July 3rd - Friday July 7th and will reopen on Monday July 10th. If you are having a dental emergency, please call our office at (817)468-1212 for instructions on how to get care. Thank you so much for your understanding, we hope everyone has a great week and an amazing 4th of July! 🎆🎇🎉

🐊 Crocodiles have a pretty complex oral hygiene routine! Not only do they bleach their teeth in the sun, wash their teeth in water as they swim, but they also allow birds to clean food scraps stuck between teeth! Well that, and crocs can replace their old teeth with new ones over the entire course of their life! Now, can anyone tell us the difference between a crocodile and an alligator? 👀

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We are closed today, and we do apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. If you are having a dental emergency, please give our office a call at (817)468-1212 for further information on emergency care. Otherwise, we hope everyone has enjoyed an great week and is looking forward to an amazing weekend! 😁 Happy Friday!

Do sharks get cavities 🦈🦷? The answer is- no! Sharks have a coating of fluoride on the outer layer of their teeth, preventing them from cavity-causing decay. Their teeth also contain other material that makes them especially suited for their underwater environment. All of this, and many sharks are able to replace lost teeth quickly, in a matter of days or weeks. Lucky them.. their teeth are a big part of their job description!

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We always recommend brushing at least twice a day- morning and night! Staying on a regular brushing schedule, and brushing in between meals helps to prevent tooth decay and periodontal disease. If you don't brush regularly it's never too late to start! If you do need to come in for a cleaning, or have a dental concern, don't hesitate to give us a call!
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Though our furry friends may struggle with dental disease, there are many options to prevent and treat dental issues in dogs! From toothbrush treats to "Doggy Dentists," we can take steps to make sure our 🐶canine's 🦷canines are doing great!

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Amalgam is commonly referred to as "silver fillings," or "silver caps." Amalgam is a mixture of metals including mercury, silver, tin, copper, and other metals. The first recorded use of amalgam as a tooth filling was in China in 700 B.C.. The more common filling today is composite, or the "white filling," which was first used in the 1960's.

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In honor of 🏀March Madness 2023🏀, we decided to show off a crazy statistic! The odds of perfectly predicting a March Madness bracket is one in 9.2 quintillion (that is 18 zeros)! Additionally, it is predicted that about $1.9 Billion dollars of company money is wasted every March due to employees betting on March Madness during work!

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🍀Happy St. Patricks Day!🍀

From our office to you, wishing everyone good luck and festivities! We hope everyone had a wonderful week and is looking forward to an amazing weekend!

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While people in Ireland had celebrated St. Patrick since the 1600s, the tradition of a St. Patrick’s Day parade began in America and actually predates the founding of the United States. Records show that a St. Patrick’s Day parade was held on March 17, 1601 in a Spanish colony in what is now St. Augustine, Florida.

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The first female dentist in the United States, Emeline Roberts Jones, practiced in secret for several years before she joined her husband, a practicing dentist, in his practice. After her husband passed, she took over their practice and was elected to the Connecticut State Dental society in 1883.

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Did you know? I know we have all heard that "the tongue is the strongest muscle in the body" but this is false! There are many muscles stronger than the tongue such as the quadriceps, your jaw muscles, and your heart! The tongue is actually not even a single muscle, but a group of muscles that act in similar way in order to function in the same way, and as we learned a couple weeks ago, the tongue is the only voluntary muscle that can act independently from the skeletal system. These things may contribute to the myth that it is the strongest muscle. Though it isn't, because it is a group of muscles rather than a single muscle, the tongue does not fatigue (think about the last time your tongue was actually tired 👅). This is extremely unique because no matter how much you work out your tongue (aka no matter how much you talk or eat 😋) your tongue does not get tired like the rest of your muscles do when you work them out!
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Did you know? Gerald Ford was a star football player at the University of Michigan and received an offer to play in the NFL from the Detroit Lions and the Greenbay Packers but turned both down to pursue his career in politics. As you can see, that decision paid off!

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Wow! That is long enough to wrap around the Earth over 2 times!!! These vessels provide nutrients and oxygen to your organs, keeping them healthy. Blood takes about 45 seconds to a minute to travel from your heart, around your body, and back to your heart. In that minute, about 1.5 gallons of blood is pumped, and over the course of the day, this adds up to about 2,000 gallons. And to wrap up our post-Valentines day Trivia Tuesday, this fun fact: it was once believed that the heart was the center of memory in humans.
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