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Numbers
by the
An elephant’s molars
measure 1 foot wide and
weigh between 8 and 10
pounds each.
In the U.S., the average
person purchases
approximately 18 yards
of dental floss per year.
However, that average
should be much higher —
approximately 122 yards
of floss per year — based
on using one foot per day.
China
recognizes Sept. 20 as a
national holiday known as
“Love Your Teeth Day.”
360%
Percentage increase of modelfree
crown fabrication from
intraoral scans at Glidewell
Laboratories (Feb. 2011
compared to Feb. 2010)
Brush your teeth every night?
Ninety-four percent of the
U.S. population does too.
But beware morning breath:
Only 81 percent admits to
brushing each morning.
Lucy Hobbs Taylor
was the first woman to
receive a DDS degree.
The year was 1866
and the school was
Ohio College of Dental
Surgery in Cincinnati.
The concept of the
electric chair is most
often credited to
Alfred P. Southwick —
a dentist.
50%
Percentage of dentists in
Rhode Island who sent
a case 6,000 miles to
Glidewell Laboratories
in 2010
5,800,000
Number of BioTemps
provisionals fabricated at
Glidewell Laboratories
8
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