FUN FACTS

Your teeth are uniquely yours. Your teeth are like your fingerprint: They're uniquely yours.

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! 

Tooth decay is the second most common disease, second only to the common cold.

The first dentist was 5000 years ago! Hesy-Re was an Egyptian scribe who lived around 2600 B.C. and is recognized as the first dental practitioner.

George Washington’s dentures were not made of wood. Rather, he possessed four sets of dentures comprising materials such as gold, ivory, and lead.

False teeth were invented in 1774 by a dentist named Alexis Duchâteau, made from porcelain and animal bone.