Reader's Digest has a great article about 50 Dentist Secrets. They asked 22 dentists to tell us what they're really thinking as they peer at our teeth. Here are some excerpts;

When someone meets you for the first time, the first thing they notice is eyes. Second is teeth, and third is hair. But people spend way more money on their hair than their teeth.
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A mouthwash with alcohol dries out your mouth -- you'll smell nice and minty for a half hour, but then the bad breath comes back worse than ever.
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I have to extract a lot of baby teeth that are abscessed or heavily decayed. Parents think there's no reason to pay attention to baby teeth because they fall out. But when a tooth comes out prematurely, other teeth crowd in to fill up the space. Without the right treatment, it turns into a mess.
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I call soda pop the liquid chain saw. It cuts through teeth. And it's not just the sugar -- it's the acid.
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One of the first signs of diabetes is bleeding gums. I started taking blood samples from all my patients with bleeding gums and bone loss around the teeth and discovered that many of them were diabetic or prediabetic.
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If you bleach your teeth too often, it can thin the enamel. Your teeth can end up almost translucent.
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