10 Amazing Facts About Dentistry You Should Know!

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Tooth Be Told

• 10 Interesting Facts About Dentistry

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1. The early dentists were barbers and
blacksmiths.

• The practice of dentistry started in as early as
  1800s, with extractions being the most popular
  dental work.
• But there was no such thing as dentistry back
  then, more so professional licensed dentists
  people can go to.
• Majority of dental procedures were performed
  instead by barbers and blacksmiths because they
  had the most appropriate tools to get the job
  done.

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2. The advice to visit your dentist twice A
year was invented by A toothpaste company.

• Yes, that good old, one of the most popular
  advices youve ever known did not come from your
  loving dentist.
• It was actually invented by an ad agency for the
  popular toothpaste brand PEPSODENT.
• And although most dentists would really ask you
  to come back every 6 months, the interval still
  depends on the overall health of your mouth and
  your level of care for it.

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3. Teeth from dead people were once the most
popular tooth replacement option.

• When dentures werent invented yet, people have
  their missing teeth replaced with teeth of dead
  people.
• These teeth were put into place through surgery,
  as though they were the modern dental implants.
• One popular figure who had such a frightening
  tooth replacement was no other than the United
  States first President George Washington.

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4. The wires in your dental braces were developed
by NASA.

• The National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  - yup, that one.
• They developed those modern dental wires that are
  activated by your body heat.
• In addition, these wires are also non-magnetic,
  which means that they wont set off those metal
  detectors, nor will they rust.
• How cool is that?

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5. Tooth colored fillings were introduced in the
90s.

• The introduction of tooth-colored restorative
  materials in the 90s, along with other cosmetic
  dental treatments such as bleaching and veneers,
  led to what is known as the era of esthetic
  dentistry.
• But dental bonding, or the mechanism through
  which the filling sticks onto the surface of your
  teeth, was actually developed decades prior by
  Swiss chemist Oskar Hagger.

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6. Our ancestors believed that toothache is
caused by worms inside the tooth.

• A toothache is hard to endure, thats for sure.
  We will try everything just to get rid of it
  and so did our ancestors.
• Unfortunately, though, they did not have the
  knowledge we have today.
• The most widespread misconception they had about
  toothache is that it is brought about by small
  worms that reside inside the teeth.
• In Germany, these worms were described as
  eel-like while the English described them as red,
  blue, or gray in color.
• Some cultures even went as far as saying that
  these worms were from devils.

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7. Our ancestors - again - had weird ways of
treating toothache.

• Some use different seeds and wax, while others do
  it with a bunch of chants and magic words or by
  kiss to a donkey.
• But the worst, and arguably the most disgusting
  of them all, is exchanging saliva with a frog.

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8. In medieval Japan, black teeth are attractive.

• While having that picture perfect white smile is
  considered ideal, it wasnt always so.
• In medieval Japan, white teeth were said to be
  ugly and black teeth were the standard of beauty.
• The Japanese custom of blackening the teeth is
  known as ohaguro, and the people of Japan did it
  for various other reasons.
• Samurais did it to show loyalty to their masters,
  while Geishas did it because it provides good
  contrast to their makeup.
• Some women also stained their teeth black to let
  others known their married status.

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7. Our ancestors - again - had weird ways of
treating toothache.

• Some use different seeds and wax, while others do
  it with a bunch of chants and magic words or by
  kiss to a donkey.
• But the worst, and arguably the most disgusting
  of them all, is exchanging saliva with a frog.

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9. The practice of restoring teeth goes way back
to the Ancient times.

• In Egypt, fillings were made from malachite or
  resin.
• The Romans, meanwhile, had more impressive
  technology using gold.
• Other filling materials used by our ancestors
  include
• Honey,
• Beeswax,
• Crushed
• Eggshells,
• Gum,
• Stone chips, and
• Read this bird poop.

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10. Dentures were a common wedding gift.

• That is, in the British Isles.
• During those times, old people expect that they
  will lose all of their teeth eventually so having
  a denture ready would be perfect.

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