Survey about dogs and humans?

Question

I am doing a project about are dogs mouths cleaner than humans for the science fair. And I just need to know from people which mouth they think is cleaner, a dogs or a humans?

Answer 1

Dogs
The saliva on their tounge acts as an antibacterial

Answer 2

The saying that dogs have cleaner mouths then humans was a folklore wives tale thing. My mouth is MUCH cleaner then my dogs. I brush my teeth more then anyone I know and my dogs eat garbage. I win.

Answer 3

I have always heard that a dogs mouth is cleaner then a humans...im not sure why though...But i do know it has something to do with the bacteria in the dogs mouth compared to a humans.

Answer 4

Humans

Answer 5

Well this is what I have heard before and I know think this too (even though the answer is wierd), a dog's mouth is cleaner. Also as the Esther said, on MythBusters on Discovery channel, they had an episode about it.

Answer 6

Dog saliva was once believed to be antiseptic, and some people still believe it has healing properties. Though it can kill some bacteria, dog saliva contains its own exotic bacteria that can cause serious infections, especially in people whose immune systems are weak.

Other common myths about dogs: :)

Dogs age 7 years for every human year. Contrary to popular belief, there is no exact formula to gauge how much a dog ages – it's as individual for dogs as it is for people. But a rough guide is thus: The first year of a dog's life is equivalent to 16 human years. After 2 years, they are the equivalent of a 24-year-old. At 3 years, they are the equivalent of a 30-year-old. Each year after, add 5 human years to determine your dog's age. This is a rough guide, however.


Dogs are color blind. This is not entirely true. Dogs can see in color, but they can't tell the difference between yellow, green or red, although they can distinguish between shades of blue and gray. In fact, they can tell the difference between closely related shades of blue, gray and violet better than people.


Dingoes are a species of wild dogs in Australia. They are not. In fact, they are feral dogs or the offspring of feral dogs. They had been pets at one time but have reverted to living in the wild.

PS > There is also an episode of Mythbusters where they test the theory. You should see if you can grab a copy of it!

Answer 7

I think a dogs mouth is cleaner.

Answer 8

When my dog was alive I used to let him lick my face and I kissed him on the mouth all the time. That's more than I'll allow with most well-groomed human beings.

Answer 9

A dogs mouth is actually cleaner, believe it or not!

Answer 10

From what Ive learned a dogs mouth is cleaner...It doesnt carry as much bacteria as our mouths do...

Answer 11

depends on the human and the dog, but I do believe a dog's is actually suppose to be cleaner, I like to think mine are though.