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DENTAL FUN FACTS 
  •  Average human produces 25,000 quarts of saliva (spit) in a lifetime. That is enough saliva to fill 2 swimming pools!
  • The Statue of Liberty’s mouth is 3 feet wide.
  • A sneeze zooms out of your mouth at over 600 mph!
  • Most tooth loss in people under 35 years of age is caused by athletic trauma, fights or accidents.
  • Most tooth loss in people over age 35 is from Periodontal Disease.
  • Children begin to develop their primary teeth 6 weeks after conception while in their mothers womb.
  • If you don’t floss, you miss cleaning 35% of your tooth surfaces.
  • A tooth that has been knocked out starts to die within 15 minutes, but if you put it in milk or hold it in your mouth it will survive longer. See a dentist ASAP!
  • Teeth are the hardest substance in the human body.
  • Ancient cultures chewed on twigs or roots to clean their teeth.
  • Boar, badger and horse hair were used for toothbrush bristles but were later found to be abrasive and harsh.
  • The first nylon bristled toothbrush with a plastic handle was invented in 1938.
  • The electric toothbrush first appeared in 1939.
  • Egyptians used a form of toothpaste over 5000 years ago.
  • Colgate introduced aromatic toothpaste in a jar in 1873.
  • Colgate dental cream was packaged in collapsible tubes in 1896.
  • Jaw muscles can contract with a force as great as 55 pounds of pressure on anterior incisors, and 200 pounds of pressure on back molars.
  • 90% of systemic diseases have oral manifestations.
  • Regular dental cleanings can help prevent heart attacks.
  • Tooth Decay is the 2nd most common disease after the common cold.
  • The first toothbrush with bristles was developed in China in 1948. The bristles were taken from hogs, and later horses and badgers. Nylon bristles were introduced in 1938 by Dupont.
  • In Vermont , it is illegal for women to wear false teeth without the written permission of their husband
  • Most tooth loss in people under 35 years of age is caused by athletic trauma, fights or accidents. The causes of most tooth loss in people over 35 is periodontal disease.
  • On September 20 China celebrates “Love your Teeth Day” – a national holiday promoting oral awareness among its 1.2 billion people
  • Not only is tooth decay the most common and widespread disease of humankind, it is the oldest. Skulls of pre-historic humans have been examined and tooth decay has been found.


Dental Jokes

  • A little boy was taken to the dentist. It was discovered that he had a cavity that had to be filled. " Now, young man," asked the dentist, " what kind of filling would you like for that tooth?" " Chocolate, please," replied the youngster.


  • An elderly patient went to have her teeth checked. " Mrs. Hopgood, your teeth are good for the next 50 years." the dentist beamed. To which she replied, " What will they do without me?"


  • " I came in to make an appointment with the dentist." said the man to the receptionist. " I'm sorry sir." she replied. " He's out right now, but..." " Thank you." interrupted the obviously nervous prospective patient. " When will he be out again?"


  • A patient sits in the dental chair with severely fractured front teeth. After discussing how they will be restored and what the fee would be the patient says," Before we begin, Doc, I gotta know: Will I be able to play the trumpet when you are finished? " The dentist replies " Sure you will!" The patient replies " Great, I couldn't play a note before!"

Dental Fun Facts - Dental Jokes

  • "Open wider." requested the dentist, as he began his examination of the patient. "Good God !" he said startled. "You've got the biggest cavity I've ever seen - the biggest cavity I've ever seen." "OK Doc !" replied the patient. "I'm scared enough without you saying something like that twice." "I didn't !" said the dentist. "That was the echo."

  • Dentist: There goes the only woman I ever loved. Assistant: Why don't you marry her? Dentist: I can't afford to. She's my best patient.

  • A guy goes to visit his grandmother and he brings his friend with him. While he's talking to his grandmother, his friend starts eating the peanuts on the coffee table, and finishes them off. As they're leaving, his friend says to his grandmother, " Thanks for the peanuts." She says, " Yeah, since I lost my dentures I can only suck the chocolate off 'em. "

  • Dentist: Just let me finish and you will be another man after these cosmetic procedures. 
    Patient: Okay doc, but don't forget to send your bill to the other man.

  • A patient asked to one of the best dentist in South delhi in Vasant Vihar, new delhi best dentist in india, if it wasn't nasty to be all the day with the hands in someone's mouth. The dentist answered "I just think of it as having my hands in their wallet." 

  • Toothaches always start on Friday night right before the weekend when the Dental Office will be closed.

  • Patient: How much to have this tooth pulled? 
    Dentist: $200 
    Patient: $200 for just a few minutes work??? 
    Dentist: I can extract it very slowly, if you like.