Bizarre Dental Facts You Probably Don’t Know – Crestview, FL

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Nowadays, people are more health conscious than ever. They tend to look for alternatives and seek ways to improve their bodies’ overall health, but sometimes, the dental health is neglected by many. The health of the mouth, teeth, and gums are essential for the achievement of the overall health and should be taken seriously.

It may be taken that brushing and flossing would be the best and ideal solution to attain maximum cavity protection of the teeth and prevent dental issues, however people still need to have regular dental checkups to monitor their oral health. At Comfort Dental Care & Orthodontics, we want to emphasize the importance of maintaining the dental health condition that is why we offer Complete Checkups. It will enable both the dentist and the patients themselves to become aware of their present dental state, look for the best possible treatments to existing oral health issues, and prevent other dental complications from arising.

 

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Although most people know a lot about the teeth, the mouth, and the dental health, there is still some information that they should know. Here is a list of facts, funny, weird or out-of-this-world that are ironically correct:

 

Facts about the Dental Health

Kissing a donkey is the solution

Before the emergence of present-day modern dental dentistry, reliable treatments are nowhere to be found. Every country has its own tale to be told, but one of the strangest has to go to Germany wherein one legend claimed that kissing a donkey would bring relief to their toothache or tooth pain.

Blacksmiths and barbers were dentists

In the early 1800s, there was no such thing called a dentist and people has nowhere to go to pull their teeth professionally. Because dentists do not exist yet during these times, the job for people’s dental health fell to those persons who had the appropriate tools. For the said reason, blacksmiths and barbers performed the majority of dental works.

The Mountain Dew Mouth

In the Appalachian regions of the United States, many people are impoverished and are geographically isolated. Because of so many reasons such as the price, taste, sugar, caffeine, and many more, Mountain Dew became or might as well be the official beverage of the Appalachians. It has become so prevalent that people of all ages drink Mountain Dew instead of water. However, it has caused severe dental problems in the region. Constant sipping of the soda drinks has rotted and has done severe damage to the people’s teeth. For this reason, the dental condition is called “Mountain Dew Mouth.”

Tattooed Teeth

There had been a fashion trend that had swept the nation in certain circles. Aside from the fact that many people have their bodies inked, some are getting custom teeth tattoo to be unique. Imagine what they have to go through! However, before reaching any wild ideas about the process, the fact is even though these tattoos are permanent, they are not to be placed on natural teeth; patients need to have crowns for the said fashion trend to be done.

Black and Overcrowded Teeth is beautiful

Culture is diverse. And it can be said that each country has its own culture and therefore when talking about the appearance of the teeth, not every culture prizes straight and pearly white teeth. There has been a trend in Japan that women visit their dentist to make their teeth become and appear more crowded. The double tooth or in their language called “yaeba” look is considered cute by many people in the country. It was during 2011, but it is not the first time that Japan had another preference for smiles. During the Medieval times, the Japanese considered having black teeth to be attractive, leading most women to stain their teeth with ink.

Never forget that regular checkups, paired with proper and adequate brushing and flossing of the teeth, is still one of the best ways to achieve and maintain optimum oral health.

 
You deserve outstanding dental care services. We provide Complete Checkups in Crestview, FL  under our General Dentistry Services. Book your appointment with us at Comfort Dental Care & Orthodontics and let us help you achieve beautiful and healthy teeth!