Teeth are used on a daily basis, often without us even realizing or recognizing the fact. From opening up difficult packages, to chomping down on various foods, our teeth are a multipurpose tool that have been available to us since our infancy. Despite the fact that nearly everyone has teeth, or had teeth, there is still a lot of mystery and misconceptions surrounding them. So educate and amaze yourself with these ten crazy facts about your teeth below!

1. Tatteeth, or tattoos for your teeth, are a real thing.

With all of the radical things you can do to your body these days, tattooing your teeth is probably one of the strangest. Tattoos are not actually applied to a person’s real teeth. In fact they’re simply tattooed onto the caps or crowns. Symbols, images, or pictures of whatever you want can be put onto the teeth cap before it’s inserted into your mouth. So yes, you can have your beloved cat’s photo tattooed onto your teeth.

2. It’s cheaper to get dentures than to get implants.

Implants, believe it or not, are far more expensive than having dentures. Each time a tooth gets pulled and a new one is implanted in its place, it costs a person around $2,000. If a person simply has all of their teeth removed and dentures put into place, then the cost will be around $1,000. While having one’s own teeth does have its benefits, more because there is a social stigma placed on not having them, getting a new set of pearly white chompers for half the price of a single tooth seems like a pretty great deal!

3. You can never, ever replace enamel, regardless of what toothpaste promises.

Unlike our hair or nails, if enamel is broken or removed in any way, it cannot grow back. Enamel does not have any living cells in it at all so if you damage it, then you’ve done permanent and irreparable damage. Various toothpastes and mouthwashes promise to “restore your teeth” or “strengthen your enamel”, however this is only partly true. Neither toothpaste nor mouthwash can bring back your enamel, but it can cause calcium to bond to the enamel and patch up weak spots.

4. You can be born missing teeth.

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