10 Surprising Facts About Teeth - Complete Smiles Bella Vista

Dr. James Hanna

February 28, 2025

The hardest part of the human body? Tooth enamel.
Surveys indicate that 50% of people say that someone’s smile is the first thing they notice about a person.
When you don’t floss, you miss cleaning up to 40% of your tooth’s surface area.
In Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia, braces are considered super cool.
More people use blue toothbrushes rather than red ones
Over the course of your life, you will spend about 38 days brushing your teeth.
There are 10-12 teaspoons of sugar in a single can of soda. Water will still always be the best thing for your teeth!
If you’re right handed, you will chew your food on your right side. If you’re left handed, you will tend to chew your food on your left side.
The average amount of money left by the tooth fairy in 1950 was 25 cents. In 1988 it was $1.00, the going rate now is $2.00.
They say the average woman smiles 62 times a day. The average man smiles about 8 times a day.

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