Some amazing facts about teeth
We thought we will make your Sunday interesting by sharing with you some trivia about teeth. Let’s look at the information we gathered.
If mice didn’t gnaw, their teeth would outgrow them! Yes, a mouse’s teeth never stop growing. This is the reason why they keep gnawing at any and everything.
(We didn’t say we will give you information only on the human teeth. This post strives to increase your general knowledge!)
Human teeth start forming even before we are born. Like bones, their foundation is laid in the womb. The teeth starts forming around six months before you are born!
The enamel of our teeth is the hardest part in our bodies! It is said that human teeth are almost as hard as rocks!
A 100-inch long tower was built comprising of 28,000 diseased human teeth. This was built by a Chinese dentist.
The first toothpaste ever made was a mixture of wine and pumice! It was made almost 5,000 years ago in Egypt.
The earliest toothbrushes had bristles made from the hair of cows and hogs!
While we get two sets of teeth in our lifetime, sharks get a minimum of forty sets of teeth! Make sure you visit your dentist to take care of your precious teeth.
The only living being that does not have teeth as well as jaws is the anteater. It uses its tongue to eat.
While we worry about losing our teeth, the crocodiles keep growing new teeth replacing the old ones!
Dentures were made from teeth of dead soldiers till the early nineteenth century. Later, porcelain dentures replaced them.
Till the next post, happy smiling!
