25 Facts about the mouth: Human body facts

Teeth have own nerves and blood supply. Tweet This

The visible part of teeth is named the crown. Tweet This

Tooth enamel is the hardest matter in the body. Tweet This

Teeth layers are 4: root, pulp, dentin and enamel. Tweet This

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Tasting food only works if you soak it in saliva. Tweet This

Our tongue print is as unique as our finger and toe print and … our smell. Tweet This

Tongue has anywhere from 3,000 to 10,000 taste buds. Pigs have almost 20,000. Tweet This

The name of the small thing dangling over your tongue? Uvula. Tweet This

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Bacteria in mouth are more numerous than population of North America. Tweet This

At age of 3 one has 20 teeth. After losing them, an adult person would maximally grow 32 teeth. Tweet This

Mouth cools or heats the food to the right temperature. Tweet This

Saliva starts the digestion and acts as lubricant for mouth. Tweet This

In a lifetime, you could fill with saliva 2 Olympic-size swimming pools drooling. Tweet This

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Tongue is the most powerful muscle for its size. Tweet This

Tongue is the only muscle not attached by both ends. Tweet This

You always chew on the side of your stronger arm. Tweet This

Frenulum stops you from swallowing your tongue. Tweet This

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The vermilion border is where lips meet the adjacent normal skin. Tweet This

Humans have 3 pairs of salivary glands. Tweet This

Lips tend to dry faster than rest of the body because they have no sweat glands. Tweet This

Lip skin has only 3 to 5 layers of cells. Tweet This

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Lips get thinner with age due to decreased production of collagen. Tweet This

Sneeze speeds out of mouth at 105 mph (170 km/h); cough develops “only” 63 mph (100 km/h) . Tweet This

More than 10% of us grind teeth while sleeping. Tweet This

Food needs only 7 seconds to reach from mouth to stomach. Tweet This

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