The crocodile bird flies into the open mouth of a crocodile and cleans its teeth for it - such friends!

It takes food seven seconds to go from the mouth to the stomach

Humans develop around 37,854 litres of saliva in their life time

You have a round 9,000 taste buds in your mouth

Relative to its size, your tongue is the strongest muscle in your body

Humans have unique tongue prints, just like finger prints

If you are right handed you will tend to chew on your right side - and vica versa

When kissing you can expect to gain 256 colonies of bacteria from your partner

85% of the population can curl their tongue in to a tube

People whose mouth have a narrow roof are more likely to snore

Toothpicks used to be made of bone or quills.

Fluoridation of community water has been credited with reducing tooth decay by 50% - 60%

The patron saint of dental problems is Saint Apollina, an early Christian martyr whose teeth were ripped out and destroyed.

1700-1550 BC - An Egyptian text, the Ebers Papyrus, refers to diseases of the teeth and various toothache remedies.

In a Neolithic graveyard in ancient Pakistan teeth dating from around 5500 BC show evidence of holes from dental drills.

Some people used to believe that a tooth worm, had bored its way into the tooth, caused the stabbing pain of a toothache.

Women smile about 62 times a day compared to men who smile eight times a day on average.

Aztec dentists would mix iron fillings, water and navel lint bake and insert it in the cavities to seal it

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

A properly fitted mouthguard reduces the chances of sustaining a concussion from a blow to the jaw

An athlete is 60 times more likely to sustain damage to the teeth when not wearing a protective mouthguard.

ref http://www.sportsdentistry.com/facts.html

Dental injuries are the most common type of orofacial injury sustained during participation in sports

Dental injuries are the most common type of orofacial injury sustained during participation in sports; the majority of these dental injuries are preventable.


ref http://www.sportsdentistry.com/facts.html

Almost 3 million miles of dental floss is sold each year in the USA

One in every 2000 babies is born with a tooth

In Vermont USA, it is illegal for women to wear false teeth without the written permission of their husband!

90% of your body's diseases have oral manifestations too

Colgate introduced toothpaste with a smell in 1873.

In the middle ages, people believed that dogs teeth boiled in wine made an excellent mouth rinse for the prevention of tooth decay!.

The Statue of Liberty's mouth is 3 feet wide.