Are dogs mouths really cleaner then humans?

Question

(cleaner than a clean persons mouth lol)

Answer 1

No, they are not.
When we talk about the cleanliness of a mouth, we're really talking about the amount and type of bacteria it contains. The kind of bacteria found in a human mouth and a dog mouth depend on what's been there recently. Unlike dogs, humans typically do not eat raw meat, garbage, and small animals in various states of decay. Given a dog that just locked its jaws around a decomposing squirrel, we might say that the dog's mouth is, for the moment, less clean than a human mouth that has not recently housed a dead squirrel. And since the squirrel-eating dog may pick up disease-causing bacteria from the dead animal, a bite from that dog may pass on dangerous germs.

But insofar as a clean mouth means one that is less likely to cause disease, consider that germs tend to be species specific. Harmful dog germs are usually harmless for humans, unless we're talking about rabies, a disease that affects dogs and people in equally damaging ways. But generally, humans are immune to most dog germs. Likewise, human germs probably won't harm a dog. But human germs can harm humans, of course. So a bite from a human mouth full of harmful bacteria may very well be more damaging than a dog bite, even if the dog's mouth is full of harmful dog germs. < http://amos.indiana.edu/library/scripts/dogmouth.html

Answer 2

Well, i dont think that their is proff to that. i mean in some cases it could be true like people who eat raw meat and dont brush their teeth are going to have dirtier mouths that dogs!! but in other cases dogs drink out of the toilot and eat rabbit poop!! so it depends who u r comparing it to, but a clean person who brushes their teeth around two times a day or the average amount, is probably going to have a cleaner mouth than something that eats off the floor.

Answer 3

Cleaner No! They lick themselves, etc. Less germs Yes, the human mouth houses more germs. Think of all the things you touch and the germs on them then you touch your mouth or food you eat...... Why do you think they always say "Wash your hands"

Answer 4

umm im not for sure but one of my kid's peers did a science fair project on this and he found out that a humans mouth was dirter than a dogs. so i would say that they are. the results might be wrong though. it all depends when he did the tests and what they were doing before them.

Answer 5

In a fashion definite, and in a fashion, no. human beings have bacteria on their tongue consistently for some reason (I forgot), and that is in large quantities. in case you stick out your tongue and seem at it, you observe those circles all on it? it truly is bacteria! dogs, on the different hand, don't have the bacteria. So definite, that's cleanser than ours because there tongue is roofed by technique of a layer of bacteria like ours is. yet, our bacteria isn't risky bacteria (for sure) and dogs eat gross issues. dogs eat trash, eat their poop, %. up nasty issues off the line, etc. at the same time as they do this, because they do no longer have bacteria on their tongue to break it down, it continues to be there for awhile, making their mouth incredibly dirty! So in a fashion that's cleanser, yet with what they get themselves into, it in all likelihood isn't!

Answer 6

Sort of. The dogs saliva will actually kill streptococcus (sp)and some other viruses.If they lick a wound it can help prevent an infection. but if they just ate some dookie...

Answer 7

Well I would rather have my dog lick me in the face than most people.

Answer 8

No, but their saliva has healing properties in it for cleansing wounds

Answer 9

ive heard yes but i do not hink so cuz they lick their butt and downstairs arean and eat crap if they dont get enough nutrients

Answer 10

God I hope not, otherwise what the hell am I bothering brushing my teeth for?!

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