{"id":605,"date":"2013-02-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-02-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/\/hudsonhighlandsdentistry\/dental-care-blog\/6-things-to-know-about-your-tongue\/"},"modified":"2013-02-11T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-02-11T00:00:00","slug":"6-things-to-know-about-your-tongue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/hudsonhighlandsdentistry\/dental-care-blog\/6-things-to-know-about-your-tongue\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Things To Know About Your Tongue"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

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WE TALK A LOT ABOUT TEETH,<\/strong> but not a lot about your tongue. Your tongue plays a vital role in your overall oral health! Did you know that your tongue is the fastest-healing part of your body? And without our tongues, we couldn\u2019t speak, taste, or even swallow. <\/p>\n

Six Facts About The Human Tongue:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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  1. The tongue is a special kind of muscle called a muscular hydrostatic<\/em>. This means that it operates without any help from your skeletal structure, like an\u00a0elephant trunk or octopus tentacle.<\/li>\n
  2. Your tongue is a natural cleaner\u2014it starts clearing out food on your teeth after eating.<\/li>\n
  3. Not all of your taste buds are located on your tongue. About 10% of them are found on your cheeks and the roof of your mouth.<\/li>\n
  4. Almost 50% of the bacteria in your mouth is on your tongue. That\u2019s why it\u2019s important to brush your tongue for fresher breath!<\/li>\n
  5. Taste buds are too small to be seen with the naked eye. Those little bumps on your tongue aren\u2019t taste buds\u2014they\u2019re called papillae.<\/li>\n
  6. Some people have pierced their tongues since ancient times, but there are serious oral health dangers associated with doing so, including chipped teeth and nerve damage.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Time For A Little Fun<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    Most of time, talking about your teeth, dentistry and oral health is pretty serious. But once in a while, we need to have a little fun… <\/p>\n

    How many licks to the center of a Tootsie Roll Pop?<\/h4>\n

    Since 1970, Tootsie Roll Industries has received over 20,000 responses<\/strong><\/a> from kids around the world answering that question. Answers range from 100 to 5,000, but the average is about 700. Purdue University actually enlisted the aid of a \u201clicking machine\u201d to determine the answer. While the machines averaged at 364 licks, the human control group averaged 252 licks. [youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=O6rHeD5x2tI&hl=en_US&version=3&rel=0] <\/p>\n

    Now, challenge yourself with some \u201ctongue twisters\u201d:<\/h4>\n

    [youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eguY1OTROxg&version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0] <\/p>\n

    It\u2019s YOUR turn!<\/strong> <\/p>\n

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    • \u201cThe sixth sick sheik\u2019s sixth sheep\u2019s sick.\u201d<\/li>\n
    • \u201cThe skunk sat on a stump. The skunk thunk that the stump stunk, but the stump thunk that the skunk stunk.\u201d<\/li>\n
    • \u201cTheophilus Thistle, the thistle sifter, sifted a sieve of unsifted thistles.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Do you have a fun tongue twister of your own to share? Comment below! Our team<\/strong> would love to hear it! Thanks for being our valued patients and friends. Have you visited our Facebook<\/strong> page lately?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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