Interesting facts

In this post, I've decided to keep it light and just list some interesting facts that are dentally related;
The average woman smiles about 62 times a day! A man? Only 8!
Kids laugh around 400 times a day. Grown-ups just 15.
Smilers in school yearbooks are more likely to have successful careers and marriages than poker faced peers.
More people use blue toothbrushes than red ones.
The average toothbrush contains about 2,5000 bristles grouped into about 40 tufts per toothbrush. The tufts are folded over a metal staple and forced onto pre-cored holes in the head and fused into the head with heat. The handle is made of at least two materials, usually plastic and rubber.
Top of the American teeth stakes in the poll for greatest looking teeth were Hollywood actors Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts.
50 % of the general population consider the smile the first facial feature they notice and 80% are not happy with their smile.
38.5 = the total days an average American spends brushing teeth over a lifetime.
Americans spent nearly $2.025 billion on Halloween candy this year. That would fund the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research for almost six years.
33% of Americans have untreated tooth decay.
90% of systemic disease have oral manifestations.
83% of people believe their teeth are more important to their appearance than hair and eyes.
How people take care of their mouths is often a reflection of how they feel about themselves. At birth the only fully developed organ is the tongue which is needed for sucking. For the first two months of life our mouth is our primary organ. We use it for survival, expressing ourselves and to explore our new world. consequently it is very significant in our unconscious. Because of this it can be assumed that how we take care of our mouths is a reflection of how we feel about ourselves. People who feel good about themselves take good care of their mouth and people who have a poor self image generally do not take good care of their mouth.