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Braces Trivia

  • An orthodontist needs four years of college, four years of dental school, and two years of postgraduate study in orthodontics before they can practice orthodontics.
  • All orthodontists are also board certified dentists
  • Dr Charles Tweed was the first certified orthodontist in the US.
  • The first "braces" were constructed by Pierre Fauchard in 1728. Fauchard's "braces" consisted of a flat strip of metal, which was connected to teeth by pieces of thread.
  • Bands were invented by Schange in 1841. The first bands consisted of an strip of metal, with a screw to adjust their size.
  • Orthodontic Brackets were invented by Edward Angle in 1915. The brackets consisted of little hooks of metal, which were attached to bands which went around your teeth.
  • Dr Angle modified his design, producing the edgewise bracket in 1928. If you or your parents got braces before 1970, they probably got braces similar to those invented by Dr Angle

Dental Trivia

  • If you are right handed, you will tend to chew your food on your right side. If you are left handed, you will tend to chew your food on your left side.
  • If one identical twin grows up without a given tooth coming in, the second identical twin will usually also grow up without the tooth
  • If the roof of your mouth is narrow, you are more prone to snore since you are not getting enough oxygen through your nose.
  • If your jaw is broken, they put it together with special screws.
  • You will get fewer cavities if you eat a bag of candy in one sitting and then brush your teeth than if you slowly eat the candy a piece at a time all day.

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