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Routine dental x-rays, may be effective in preventing strokes.
The most common sports injuries are to the face and mouth.
Frequent consumption of raisins is much more likely to lead to tooth decay (cavities) than consuming chocolate, due to their adherence to the tooth's surface for long periods of time.
Early toothbrushes were constructed of natural bristles taken from the necks and shoulders of pigs living in colder climates.
2000 years ago it was believed that toothaches could be prevented by washing your teeth with tortoise blood.
According to a Time Magazine survey, 59 % of Americans would prefer to go to the dentist than sit next to someone using a cell phone.
During the Dark Ages, ( 400-1400AD) popular belief was that you could grow a lost tooth by obtaining a tooth from someone else- ideally from a hanged criminal!!
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