Silver fillings tend to be used in posterior teeth because they are stronger material, while composite is for anterior teeth (esthetics)

Females have more cones in their retina (eye). They can perceive difference in color better than males

10% of males are colorblind. 0.4% of females are colorblind.

How is this relatable to dentistry? If you're shade matching a tooth, you would rather have a female asses the shade match for accuracy.

Only 33% of the population have perfect to little teeth alignment. 15% have extreme crowding.

Widely accepted that if you want to get ahead in the world, you need to have good dental/facial appearance

If you fracture your lower jaw, it regrows normally 75% of the time

Newborns can't breathe through their mouths

The teeth of skinner children usually erupt before the teeth of stocky children

If cold relieves your tooth pain, there is almost always necrotic (dead) tissue, requiring a root canal.

The Uvula (often mistaken as tonsils) helps seal the oral cavity from the nasal cavity while swallowing

🙊👋

We get our first permanent tooth at the age of 6

Baby teeth are whiter than our permanent teeth

Children ages 1-6 shouldn't consume more than 1/2 cup of juice per day

Fluoride can reduce cavities by 35%

You can die from a cavity

Women are 6 times less likely to develop lip cancer because lipstick helps block sun radiation

40% of kids will have cavities by the time they enter kindergarten