Fun Dental Facts 3

Year commercial floss was first manufactured: 1882

Material it was first made of: silk

Newest material: gortex

Amount bought per person: 18 yards

Amount that should be bought per person: 122 yards (figuring on a foot a day)

Percent who say they floss daily: 28% (some are fibbibg according to the sales data above)

In 1994 a prison inmate in West Virginia braided floss into a rope, scaled the wall and escaped.

83% of people believe their teeth are more important to their appearance than hair and eyes.