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INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DENTAL STUDENTS No. 1, 2017

NOVEMBER2017 IADS LITE DID YOU KNOW ? • • More people use blue toothbrushes than red ones. Giraffes only have bottom teeth. The most valuable tooth belonged to Sir Isaac Newton. In 1816 one of his teeth was sold in London for $3,633, or in • today's terms $35,700. The tooth was set in a ring! • • • • • • • • Dogs have 42 teeth, cats have 30 teeth, pigs have 44 teeth, and an armadillo has 104 teeth. There are 10-12 teaspoons of sugar in a single can of soda. The earliest dentist known by name is Hesi-Re. He lived in Egypt over 5,000 years ago. 33% of people are born without wisdom teeth. On average, 3 million teeth are lost at sporting events annually. The “vampire” is a piercing of the upper frenulum. Before toothpaste, people would use charcoal, chalk, ashes, honey and lemon to clean their teeth. Kissing a donkey was a Middle Ages remedy for toothache. Can you guess why? By Esraa Mohamed - Silvi Domnori - Khaleed Umar - Mohamed Banoub. 28

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