TRIVIA TODAY - September 29, 2014

Greetings Infomaniacs,

I don't think anyone enjoys going to the dentist, but it's one of those necessary evils of life. I guess if I want to keep my teeth in good shape, I better keep going! This morning, I have some fun facts for you from the dentistry world.

Enjoy!
Melissa

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WHO SAID IT?
QUOTE: "A dentist at work in his vocation always looks down in the mouth."

HINT: (1802-1870), was the editor of the Louisville Journal, which he built into a major newspaper in Louisville, Kentucky.


RANDOM TIDBITS
The patron saint of dentists: St. Apollonia. She reportedly had her teeth pulled out in A.D. 249 by an anti-Christian mob.

Despite the popular myth, George Washington didn't have wooden teeth - his four sets of dentures were made of hippopotamus bone, elephant ivory and eight human teeth from dead people, held together with gold palates and springs.

Thanks to fluoride and other preventives, baby boomers are probably the last generation to have a lot of cavities in their permanent teeth.

In 1959, dentists performed 34 extractions for every 100 people; now its half that rate.

Drugs can cause cavities. Antidepressants, antihypertensives, antihistamines, decongestants and muscle relaxants all inhibit production of saliva, a natural bacteria destroyer.

Tiny gold hearts, butterflies and other tattoo images have become popular among some trendy groups. The downside is that from a distance of more than about three feet it just looks like you have food stuck in your teeth.


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WHO SAID IT?
QUOTE: "A dentist at work in his vocation always looks down in the mouth."

ANSWER: George D. Prentice.

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