{"id":1170,"date":"2014-08-27T10:56:01","date_gmt":"2014-08-27T14:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lakeoconeedentalblog.com\/2014\/08\/9-dental-related-fun-facts\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T14:39:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T14:39:55","slug":"9-dental-related-fun-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/9-dental-related-fun-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Dental-Related Fun Facts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lakeoconeedentalblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/tthTrivia988876.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-931905\" \/><strong>INDEED&#8230; DENTISTRY IS SERIOUS<\/strong> business. But that doesn\u2019t mean we have to take ourselves TOO seriously <em>all the time,<\/em> right?\n<h3><strong>9 Dental-Related Fun Facts<\/strong><\/h3><ol><li><strong>A typical elephant\u2019s molar<\/strong> weighs nearly nine pounds.<\/li><li>In 1994, a West Virginia prison inmate <strong>braided dental floss into a rope to escape!<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>The first toothbrush<\/strong> with animal hair bristles was made in China <strong>in 1498<\/strong>.<\/li><li><strong>A snail\u2019s mouth<\/strong> is no larger than the head of a pin, but can have <strong>25,000 teeth inside!<\/strong><\/li><li>Some of the world\u2019s<strong> most choked on objects are toothpicks!<\/strong> Be cautious when picking your teeth or holding one in your mouth.<\/li><li>Like cows, humans actually <strong>chew side to side<\/strong>\u2014not just up and down.<\/li><li>In North America, over 3 million miles of dental floss are purchased each year&#8230; <strong>Enough to circle Earth 120 times!<\/strong><\/li><li>When you skip flossing, <strong>you\u2019re missing 35%<\/strong> of your teeth\u2019s surface area!<\/li><li>The first modern(ish) braces <strong>were constructed in France in 1728<\/strong>. They were made from metal and string.<\/li><\/ol><h3><strong>Some Interesting Animal Teeth Trivia<\/strong><\/h3><h4>Thanks for trusting us to keep your mouth and teeth healthy!<\/h4>\nWe know it\u2019s a big responsibility and we take it very seriously. Any time you have questions about your oral health, let\u2019s visit.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<strong>INDEED... DENTISTRY IS SERIOUS<\/strong> business. 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