We have recently been celebrating National smile month, here are some interesting facts to keep the people of Norwich smiling this summer.
- Did you know that half of us brush our tongue when we brush our teeth?
- Are you aware that it takes 43 muscles to frown but only 17 to smile
- Earrings, business cards, keys, matchsticks and screwdrivers are just some of the bizarre objects we admit to using to get food particles out of our teeth
- A ‘smile’ comes top of the things we first notice when meeting a new person
- More than half of us wouldn’t tell a friend or colleague if they had bad breath in fear of risking a friendship
- Teeth and Smiles are rated the second most important attraction feature, after personality, and the most important body feature surveyed (including body shape, height, hair, face and eyes).
- Almost half the population are unhappy with their teeth (48%) with discoloured teeth (64 per cent) the main reason for being unhappy
- More than half of us would share our toothbrush with somebody: 24% to our partner, 18% to our child, 7% to a friend and 6% to a celebrity
- Almost 60% of us say we regularly floss, however, sales in the UK indicate that the true figure is actually more like 5%
- One in five of us can’t remember when we last changed our toothbrush
- One in four think electric toothbrushes are for lazy people while a third believe they do not have to brush for as long when using one
- A toothbrush came top of the list of things we could not do without when we go on holiday
- If we only had five minutes to get ready in the morning, one in twenty would skip brushing our teeth
- More than half of us think Brits have bad teeth
- The colour yellow makes us smile the most, whereas purple makes us smile the least
- Chocolate is the most popular food for making us smile the most, followed by a Sunday roast, a curry and a fry-up
- When seeking a new partner, a smile is top of the most sought after physical attributes, beating body shape, dress sense and eyes.
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