{"id":196,"date":"2013-04-20T23:28:21","date_gmt":"2013-04-20T23:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bghdental.com\/blog\/?p=196"},"modified":"2022-09-13T15:34:41","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T15:34:41","slug":"greenfield-family-dentists-highlight-fun-and-interesting-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bghdental.com\/blog\/greenfield-family-dentists-highlight-fun-and-interesting-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"Greenfield Family Dentists Highlight Fun and Interesting Facts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-199\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bghdental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/HappyFamily1-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"HappyFamily\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a>We try to teach you plenty of facts about important topics in dentistry in our weekly blog, but sometimes it\u2019s fun to lighten things up a little. Here\u2019s an example of a fun fact: chocolate (of the dark variety and in moderation) is not only good for your heart, but also your teeth? The reason is a compound called theobromine that is found in the cocoa bean and has been shown to harden tooth enamel. \u00a0That\u2019s not all. The American Dental Hygienist\u2019s Association (ADA) reports that chocolate can inhibit\u00a0the growth of <i>Streptococcus mutans<\/i> (bacteria that cause tooth decay). Read on for more interesting factoids related to dentistry from your <strong><a title=\"About\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bghdental.com\/tour-our-office.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Greenfield family dentists<\/a>,<\/strong> Drs. Bagley, Goodwin, and Hrinda.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Dental Related Facts<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Do you ever drool while you sleep? This isn\u2019t surprising when the average person\u2019s salivary glands produce 25,000 quarts of saliva over an average lifetime. Need some perspective on just how much that is? Imagine two built-in swimming pools filled with your saliva.<\/li>\n<li>A West Virginian prisoner once escaped prison through the use of braided dental floss. His makeshift rope was used to scale the outer walls and make his getaway.<\/li>\n<li>You can actually be re-infected by a contagious illness if you continue using the same toothbrush. If you have a bad cold or flu, you should buy a new brush or replacement head for an electric brush to keep from introducing the same bacteria back into your mouth every morning and night.<\/li>\n<li>Airborne particles from flushing the toilet can actually travel up to six feet. For this reason, your <b>Greenfield family dentists<\/b> recommend you keep your toothbrush far enough away from your toilet so this does not happen to you.<\/li>\n<li>An internet poll found that health professionals (including dentists) are among the most trusted people in The United States. Lobbyists and congressmen were seen as the least trustworthy.<\/li>\n<li>Do you get irritated by people talking on their cell phones in public? One survey done by <i>Time Magazine<\/i> found that 59% of Americans would prefer having a dental appointment to being forced to sit next to someone talking on a cell phone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Dental Checkups for the Whole Family with Your Greenfield Family Dentists<\/h2>\n<p>For over 40 years, Drs. Bagley, Goodwin, &amp; Hrinda have been providing \u00a0comprehensive dentistry to patients of the Pioneer Valley and Franklin County. If you are in need of any of our preventive or <a title=\"Cosmetic\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bghdental.com\/cosmetic-dentistry.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cosmetic dentistry<\/a>, or you have <a title=\"Dental anxiety\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bghdental.com\/preventive-dentistry.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anxiety about going to the dentist<\/a>,\u00a0contact our\u00a0<a title=\"Contacts\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bghdental.com\/contact-us.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">01301\u00a0dentist office<\/a>\u00a0by calling 413-772-0842. 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