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We understand that the subject of teeth
might not be the most interesting subject in the world - we do try to not
bore you too much! |
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Therefore, we have gathered together, what we
believe to be, interesting facts about teeth. Here goes....... |
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- Before
toothbrushes were invented people used twigs or their fingers to brush
their teeth.
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- A couple of
hundred years ago bad teeth was considered to be a rich man's disease. It
was only the rich people who could afford to eat sweet things like
Queen Elizabeth I, who had very bad teeth.
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- To cure toothache ancient
Egyptians would take a live mouse, slit it open and lay it over the
tooth.
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- In the dark ages,
superstitions held that a person could cure his/her toothache or re-grow
a lost tooth by obtaining a tooth from someone else. This tooth would have
preferably come from a hanged criminal. It was believed that just the
mere possession of such a tooth would work.
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- The Greek physician
Hippocrates (400BC) suggested a toothpaste made from three mice and the
head of a hare to cure toothache.
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- Before
toothpaste was invented people used dry, rough things as an abrasive
to clean their teeth – like crushed eggshell, pumice or the burnt
hooves of animals!
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- Cows do not have
upper front teeth and their bottom ones never stop growing!
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- In the 18th
century people would sell their teeth to the rich people to make false
teeth with!
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- A third of the population
squeeze their toothpaste tube from the middle.
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- The biggest
shark species has the smallest teeth. The 12 metre long whale shark
has more than 4,000 teeth, each only 3mm long.
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- New teeth are
constantly being formed in rows in a shark's jaw. Shark's teeth are
normally replaced every eight days.
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- The world's
oldest-known formula for toothpaste, used more than 1,500 years before
Colgate began marketing their brand in 1873, was
discovered on a piece of dusty papyrus in the basement of a Viennese
museum.
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The following disgusting list
are other cures for tooth problems in the past.
- Toothache: apply the
following mixture to the corresponding shoulder: figs, saffron,
mustard seed, and plaster of myrrh; boil earthworms in oil and drop the
oil into the ear holes; rub the tooth with dried cow's dung!
- Tooth decay: rinse with a
mouthwash made by boiling dogs' teeth in wine.
- To make loose teeth firm,
tie a frog to your jaw
Important Message-
please do not try these at home! |
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- China has a 'Love Your
Teeth Day' every year on the 20th of September. It is aimed at
promoting oral health among the entire population of 1.2 billion
people!
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