Did You Know...

• If you don't floss you miss cleaning 40% of the tooth surface.
• Dentists recommend keeping your toothbrush at least six feet away from the toilet to avoid airborne particles.
• If you are right-handed, you tend to chew food on the right side of your mouth. If you are left-handed you tend to chew on the left side of your mouth.
• The greater the amount of time food remains in the mouth, the greater chance of decay.
• In 200 AD, the Romans used a mixture of bones, eggshells, oyster shells, and honey to clean their teeth. 
• You are supposed to replace your toothbrush after getting sick.
• Your teeth are unique, just like your fingerprints. This is why dental records sometimes are used to identify human remains. 
• Your tooth enamel is the hardest part of your body.
• You make 10,000 gallons of spit in a lifetime.