Tongue Facts&Mouth Facts

Mouth Facts                      

·         In a month, a fingernail grows an eighth of an inch.

·         People whose mouth has a narrow roof are more likely to snore. This is because they have less oxygen going through their nose.

·         While sleeping, one man in eight snores, and one in ten grinds his teeth.

·         It takes food seven seconds to go from the mouth to the stomach via the esophagus.

Tongue Facts

·         Close to fifty percent of the bacteria in the mouth lives on the surface of our tongue.

·         There are approximately 9,000 taste buds on the tongue.

·         Your tongue has 3,000 taste buds.

85% of the population can curl their tongue into a tube.