Comments on: Why Japanese teeth are often wonky

By: Yet more on Japanese smokers » 世論 What Japan Thinks

Yet more on Japanese smokers » 世論 What Japan Thinks — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:56:15 +0000

[…] only to teeth, smoking is one of my favourite subjects to cover on this blog, so I hope you too enjoy this recent […]

By: Japanese oral care » 世論 What Japan Thinks

Japanese oral care » 世論 What Japan Thinks — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 14:20:23 +0000

[…] but quite interesting pair of surveys from DIMSDRIVE Research’s 133rd ranking survey on two Japanese teeth-related subjects, frequency of brushing and oral care other than […]

By: Ken Y-N

Ken Y-N — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 23:30:10 +0000

I’ve never heard of that one before! I have absolutely no reason to believe anything other than they have the same amount of teeth as anyone else. It may be that the percentage of people with no wisdom teeth is different (my Japanese boss has none, though, and maybe the instance of wisdom tooth extraction is higher in the West?) but the crowding and squint teeth you often see is due to a combination of smaller jaws and less corrective dentistry, and no doubt a few other factors.

By: Cecelia Denton

Cecelia Denton — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 21:34:31 +0000

I had read that Japanese have 4 more teeth than
caucasians. Is this so?
Thanks !! Celia

By: Japanese brush 2.4 times a day » 世論 What Japan Thinks

Japanese brush 2.4 times a day » 世論 What Japan Thinks — Sat, 17 Jun 2006 12:49:10 +0000

[…] The state of Japanese teeth are one of common stereotypes one hears of, and a topic that I have featured before, in a translation of a survey on this topic last year by MyVoice. […]

By: Most Japanese wear glasses: part 2 of 2 » 世論 What Japan Thinks

Mon, 05 Jun 2006 13:58:22 +0000

[…] Following on from a previous survey that looked at toothbrush habits, this survey addresses another popular stereotype of the Japanese, the wearing of spectacles. DIMSDRIVE Research interviewed 7,851 members of their internet monitor group, 56.9% female, by means of an internet-based questionnaire. The age demographics were 1.5% teenagers, 20.8% in their twenties, 35.6% in their thirties, 25.6% in their forties, 11.7% in their fifties, and 4.8% aged sixty or older. […]

By: Most Japanese wear glasses: part 1 of 2 » 世論 What Japan Thinks

Thu, 20 Apr 2006 12:08:05 +0000

[…] Following on from a previous survey that looked at toothbrush habits, this survey another popular stereotype of the Japanese, the wearing of spectacles. DIMSDRIVE Research interviewed 7,851 members of their internet monitor group, 56.9% female, by means of an internet-based questionnaire. The age demographics were 1.5% teenagers, 20.8% in their twenties, 35.6% in their thirties, 25.6% in their forties, 11.7% in their fifties, and 4.8% aged sixty or older. […]