...Certain cheeses, including aged cheddar, Swiss and Monterey Jack, have been found to protect teeth from decay.
...An obscure Mexican plant, the
Lippa dulcis, has been found to be about 1,000 times sweeter than table sugar, doesn't cause tooth decay, and in the distant future, could serve as the source of a low-calorie sweetener. ...Not long ago, dentures were common wedding gifts in the British Isles because may people expected to eventually lose all their teeth and expedited the process by having them extracted at an early age.
...About 60 different herbs commonly cited for treatment of dental problems in ancient Chinese medical books have indicated potential value in the prevention and treatment of tooth decay and gum disease and may one day be added to toothpaste and mouthwashes in this country.
...Every person has a set of teeth as unique as his or her fingerprints, and even the "dental fingerprints" of identical twins are different.
...American's best-known author of western novels, Zane Gray, was a dentist before becoming a writer.
...Jill St. John, Jack Klugman, Diana Ross, Carol Burnett and Cher have all worn braces as adults.
...There is a name for the soreness that results when you burn your mouth on melted mozzarella- it's "pizza palate".
...Americans spent $322 billion on health care in 1982, and of that amount, dental care expenditures totaled $19.5 billion- only 6 percent of the nation's total health care bill.
...Grand Rapids, Michigan, was the first United States community to fluoridate its public drinking water, in 1945.
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