Teething
Children usually have about 20 milk teeth. Milk teeth begin to come through between the ages of 6 mths and 1 year, and most children have all their baby teeth by their 3rd birthday. Teething can cause a temperature of up to 102° F.

The Tooth Fairy
The Tooth Fairy is called Pearl E White. She has a dungeon in her castle for bad teeth and invented the first toothbrush. Allegedly.

The current UK exchange rate is running at approximately 50p for a front tooth and £1 for a molar.

Big teeth
Big teeth The first permanent teeth come through at about the age of six. By 14, 28 out of 32 teeth will have come through. Wisdom teeth come through between 18 and 25.

Brace yourself
About 25% of children will have orthodontic treatment at some stage in their life.

Open wide!
There are about 29,055 dentists registered in the UK 60% of children are registered with an NHS dentist. It's a myth that people hate going to the dentist. Research shows 70% of people don't mind going. Almost half say they're 'perfectly happy to go. But 10% of the UK population is dental-phobic.

Hmmmm...
85% of people believe they look after their teeth well BUT only 66% of people clean their teeth twice a day and nearly one-third of UK adults have 12 or more fillings.

Cheddar gorge
Certain cheeses, including aged cheddar, Swiss and Monterey Jack, have been found to protect teeth from decay.

SOURCES: Dentist Harris Research Teething BDA, US research as reported in Practical Parenting Big teeth BDA Brace yourself BDA Cheddar gorge ADA (Dr Gray) Tooth Fairy http://jove.prohosting.com/~pearle/ pic from http://mir.spaceports.com/~flossies/Flossies_Tooth_Faries.html.

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