{"id":1283,"date":"2013-08-06T22:23:31","date_gmt":"2013-08-06T22:23:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mikemalonedds.com\/blog1\/?p=1283"},"modified":"2020-03-09T19:27:46","modified_gmt":"2020-03-09T19:27:46","slug":"12-facts-about-shark-teeth-you-probably-never-knew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog1\/12-facts-about-shark-teeth-you-probably-never-knew\/","title":{"rendered":"Shark Week= Shark Teeth!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to Shark Week 2013!\u00a0 I\u2019ll bet your shark enthusiasts have already been watching the Discovery channel nonstop this week.\u00a0 After all, viewership records for Shark Week already broke Sunday night with the premiere of Megalodon: The Monster Shark Lives.<\/p>\n

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So what is a dentist\u2019s interest in Shark Week?\u00a0 Well, dentists are always intrigued by animals with regenerative abilities\u00a0 like salamanders, alligators, and sharks.\u00a0 While some animals have the ability to grow back entire limbs, dentists are more fascinated with the ability to grow back their teeth time and time again where humans lack this ability.<\/p>\n

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To celebrate shark week and reveal more information about the fascinating autonomy and biology of sharks, we pulled together via List25.com<\/a> and BeachChairScientist.com<\/a> 12 fascinating facts about sharks and their sharp teeth.<\/p>\n

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  1. The average shark has 40-45 teeth and can have up to seven rows of replacement teeth. Sharks lose a lot of teeth and grow them back quickly, thanks to their regenerative properties. They\u2019ll go through more than 30,000 teeth in a lifetime.<\/li>\n
  2. How do sharks lose so many teeth, you might wonder?\u00a0 Well, they tend to get stuck in their prey, or break off.\u00a0 But the shark isn\u2019t missing the tooth for long — it will typically grow back within a day.<\/li>\n
  3. On the same note, shark teeth grow quicker than ours because human teeth are attached to gums and grow on a root, where shark teeth do not.<\/li>\n
  4. \u00a0Sharks do not experience cavities.\u00a0 How lucky are they?<\/li>\n
  5. \u00a0Venice, Florida is the \u2018shark tooth capital of the world,\u2019 or so they claim.<\/li>\n
  6. Like human teeth, shark teeth contain a soft material within called dentin.<\/li>\n
  7. 3,000 of a whale shark\u2019s teeth are barely used; they are filter feeders that find food by sifting through the gills.<\/li>\n
  8. Shark teeth contain fluoride.<\/li>\n
  9. Human teeth are just as hard as shark teeth.<\/li>\n
  10. As soon as they\u2019re born, sharks swim away from their mothers to fend for themselves.\u00a0 Not to worry — they\u2019re born with complete sets of teeth so they can start finding food for themselves.<\/li>\n
  11. Shark teeth have a coating that make them acid resistant — a condition human teeth would benefit from.<\/li>\n
  12. A shark\u2019s tooth shape is dependent upon its diet.\u00a0 The tiger shark has piercing teeth in order to cut flesh, where the shortfin mako has razor-like teeth to tear flesh.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    Enjoy watching Shark Week everyone!<\/div>\n

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    \"\"<\/a>Dr. Mike Malone<\/a>\u00a0and his\u00a0team<\/a>\u00a0practice expert cosmetic dentistry in Lafayette, LA. Dr. Malone is the former president and current accredited member of the\u00a0American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry<\/a>. He\u00a0is also the official Cosmetic Dentist of the Miss Louisiana USA and Miss Louisiana Teen USA pageants. Check out his\u00a0website<\/a>\u00a0for more information.<\/p>\n

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