Is It True That A Dogs Mouth Cleaner Than A Humans??

Answer 1

Yes and No
John Stossell of the TV show 20/20 did a segment on this and what he said was that dogs and humans mouths are completely different as far as germs and bacteria are concerned. Dogs have different enzymes in their saliva that break down things differently.
He also said that because of the genetic differences between us, a dog can't pass an illness on to a human and a human can't pass an illness on to a dog. For instance, you can't give your dog your cold.
I don't freak out if a dog licks my face, but I certainly wouldn't let him after he's eaten a dead bird. :))
So, the answer was, just use common sense!
If you want to read more about it you can go to the 20/20 website and look up John Stossells reports.

Answer 2

It's not technically true. A dog's mouth has just as much bacteria as a human's mouth, but the bacteria is SPECIES SPECIFIC, so a person is more likely to get an infection from a bite by another human than from a dog bite.

Answer 3

no .

its a fact that we can get more diseases transmitted by kissing another human .. so kissing a dog is safer ... because the germs in the doggies mouth are specific and dont affect us

its a rumour that a dogs saliva can heal wounds

one more things worth knowing is that cat litter is more cleaner than most human mouth .. gross i know

so the bottom lines is that we both have similar enzymes in the mouth and the amt of bacteria is the same in humans and dogs .. but the type of bacteria is different

Answer 4

I dont know if cleaner is the word I would use but I believe their saliva contains some sort of natural antiseptic or some such thing.
I have no trouble in letting my dog lick a wound I may have.Of course common sense prevails.You wouldnt have close contact just after they have eaten the cats poo! for example

Answer 5

Yes it is cleaner....hmm to all you fools that don't happen to read the ingredients on the back of the food labels you need to read that. We as a human race ingest so many chemically altered foods throught our life time its just ridiculous. C'mon citric acid that corrodes your teeth? Dogs usually only drink water and the same food everyday. Imagine if we didn't brush our teeth, we'd lose them in a few years and a dog goes its whole life without brushing and still retains them...

Answer 6

For the dog Yes not for you if you are bitten by a dog expect infection if you are human they chew and eat a lot of rank things and carry a lot of bacteria in their teeth .

Answer 7

on some humans, they tested it on mythbusters and the dogs mouth was cleaner

Answer 8

Im not quite sure, but it seems so, because they have alot more saliva in their mouths, and yeah, saliva is pretty much germ free, then they drool is out and the process starts all over again..

Answer 9

i think people say that to give you a sense of security after a dog licks you. He has already ate poo, and licked his stuff, then he comes over and gets you right in the mouth. Mmm Mmm

Answer 10

does it matter..? You don't go around sniffing other peoples butts. I hope.
I wonder why people watch their dog lick their own and other dogs butts then let the dog lick them in the mouth?

Another thing....if you have a sore why would you allow your dog to lick it? It is supposed to kept sterile?

You don't show affection that way...you allow the dog dominance over you in that way.