{"id":675,"date":"2018-03-12T15:29:02","date_gmt":"2018-03-12T15:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jpeterstclairdentistry.com\/blog\/?p=675"},"modified":"2026-11-06T10:48:49","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T15:48:49","slug":"some-interesting-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jpeterstclairdentistry.com\/blog\/some-interesting-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"SOME INTERESTING FACTS"},"content":{"rendered":"Here is a summary of some facts I found from different surveys done over the last decade.\r\n\r\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Surveys Reveal About Smiles and Oral-Care Habits<\/h2>\n\n\nAre you happy with your smile?\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>50% consider the smile the first facial feature they notice<\/li>\r\n \t<li>80% are not happy with their smile<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Smile enhanced procedures outnumber eyelid surgeries 5 to 1<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nAmericans do not spend enough time on oral home care or professional care.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>32% of Americans cite bad breath as the least attractive trait of their co-workers<\/li>\r\n \t<li>38.5 total days an average American spends brushing teeth over lifetime (compared to (1) year of your life spent on hold)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>73% of Americans would rather go grocery shopping than floss<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nInteresting stuff:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>It is recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least six (6) feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>A toothpick is the object most often choked on by Americans<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Every year, kids in North America spend close to half a billion dollars on chewing gum<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nThe number of cavities in the average mouth is down and people are keeping their teeth longer.\u00a0\u00a0 People, on average, have healthier mouths than even 10 years ago.\u00a0 Specifically:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>The decline in tooth decay was greatest among kids but holds across every age group<\/li>\r\n \t<li>40% of young people age 6 to 19 have never had cavities.\u00a0 That\u2019s down from 50% a decade ago<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The proportion of people over age 60 who lost all their teeth decreased from 33% to 25%<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>People who smoke remain three times more likely than non-smokers to lose all their teeth<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nDespite the fact that more Americans have dental coverage than ever before, dental visits are on the decline. There are many reasons for this.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Regardless of insurance coverage, adults still report cost as the number one reason for not visiting the dentist<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Benefits from insurance carriers are decreasing despite increases in premiums<\/li>\r\n \t<li>More employers are choosing PPO (network) plans with limited providers leading to decreased visits<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Patients report they are less likely to spend discretionary dollars on dentistry vs. personal technology<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nAnd most important to consider:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>The average woman smiles about 62 times a day! A man?\u00a0 Only 8!<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Kids laugh around 400 times a day. Grown-ups just 15<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nDr. St. Clair maintains a private dental practice in Rowley and Newburyport dedicated to health-centered family dentistry. If there are certain topics you would like to see written about or questions you have please email them to him at <u><a href=\"mailto:jpstclair@stclairdmd.com\">jpstclair@stclairdmd.com<\/a><\/u>. You can view all previously written columns at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpeterstclairdentistry.com\/blog\">www.jpeterstclairdentistry.com\/blog<\/a>.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a summary of some facts I found from different surveys done over the last decade. What Surveys Reveal About Smiles and Oral-Care Habits Are you happy with your smile? 50% consider the smile the first facial feature they notice 80% are not happy with their smile Smile enhanced procedures outnumber eyelid surgeries 5 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-675","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jpeterstclairdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/675","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jpeterstclairdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jpeterstclairdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jpeterstclairdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jpeterstclairdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=675"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.jpeterstclairdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/675\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2917,"href":"https:\/\/www.jpeterstclairdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/675\/revisions\/2917"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jpeterstclairdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=675"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jpeterstclairdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=675"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jpeterstclairdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=675"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}