Tooth Trivia: Teeth Festivals, Animal’s Tooth, and Quirky Procedures

Mouth and teeth are among the vital and the most interesting parts of the body. Here are some surprising facts about teeth that not everyone are aware of.

Tooth-related holidays and festival

Did you know that there are festivities and special days intended to celebrate tooth’s health and ones who keep it in good shape? There may not be any festivities for National Dentist Day, National Toothache Day, National Brush Day, National Dental Hygienist Week but they are celebrated in some countries to help promote awareness. There is also a special holiday called “Love Your Teeth Day” that people in China celebrate every year.

But perhaps, the most interesting tooth-related merriment is “Festival of the Sacred Tooth” which is held in Sri Lanka every year. The purpose is not to promote dental health but to rejoice the honored Buddha’s tooth. See how amazing a tooth could remain even after centuries of death? This holy tooth is inside Temple of the Sacred Tooth (Sri Dalada Maligawa) in Candy… err Kandy.

Fascinating Facts about animals tooth

Now, let’s talk about tooth-related fun trivia about animals. Do you know that elephants have teeth that weigh heavier than a huge jug of milk? Apparently, it’s not a big deal for an animal that could carry a tooth that weighs around three kilograms.

But for big animals, whales are different story. Some whales don’t have teeth at all, but stiff hairs that help them get food from the ocean.

No-teeth whales are downright opposite of snails, not only in sizes but in number of teeth. An average snail has fourteen thousand teeth lined in rows, and can be deadly.

Meanwhile, minnows have teeth in their throat, and rabbit’s teeth don’t stop growing but they keep them worn down by gnawing on bark and other hard foods.

Quirky teeth procedures

Have you ever met someone with a completely black teeth? If you lived during 17th century in Japan, then this sight isn’t strange. Teeth blackening, also known as ohaguro, was a thing for Samurai, Geisha, and married women.

How about someone with a tattooed teeth? Looks like skin tattoos are getting overrated so some people are looking for new, peculiar spots in their body to be inked. Tooth tattoo is seemingly an emerging trend for people who grow bored with mainstream body art.

What about someone with a bottle opener in his teeth? Someone opening a bottle with his tooth isn’t new, but what’s probably unheard of is someone with a built-in bottle opener in his mouth! An Argentinian beer company came up with this marketing opportunity by creating dental implant in shape of a bottle opener, and distributed it to athletes who lost a tooth. The implants are practical, and would suffice if you’re fine having a tooth that looks exactly like a bottle opener.

But if your goal is to get an aesthetically pleasing artificial teeth that function like natural teeth, a dental implant in Melbourne might be the procedure for you.

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