Did You Know...

• More women than men report brushing before going out and more women are likely to brush their teeth at work or in a restaurant bathroom.

• Three out of four patients don’t change their toothbrush as often as they should.

• In 1857, H.N. Wadsworth was credited as the first American to patent the toothbrush.

• 94% of Americans say they brush nightly and 81% say they do it first thing in the morning.

• 38.5 = the total days an average American spends brushing teeth over a lifetime.(AAP)

• Women smile about 62 times a day compared to men who smile on average 8 times a day.

• Right handed people tend to chew food on the right side, while left handed people tend to chew on the left.

• More than 51 million hours of school are lost each year by children due to dental related illness.

• Adults lose more than 164 million hours of work each year due to oral health problems or dental visits.

• Like fingerprints, everyones tongue print is different.

• Tooth decay remains the most common chronic disease among children ages 5-17 with 59% affected.

• 32% of Americans cite bad breath as the least attractive trait of their co-workers. (AAP)

• 78% of Americans have had at least 1 cavity by age 17. (CDC, 2002)

• 75 percent of the U.S. population has some form of periodontal gum disease.