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Be part of another live experiment, here at the ZOOM web site. We want to know who has more fillings, boys or girls? How many fillings do YOU have? Be a part of this world-wide ZOOMentific experiment!
Instructions

Instructions



Girls:  
 
Boys:  

 
So far, 194,036 girls have a total of 864,230 fillings and 109,724 boys have 738,093 fillings altogether.

So boys have more, with an average of 6.7 fillings each and girls have less, with an average of 4.5 fillings each.

Now, go count the fillings of people you know. You can use kids or adults. Tell us how many girls you counted and how many fillings they had, and how many boys you counted, and how many fillings they had. Click once for each person. Tell us whether they're boys or girls (men or women too), and how many fillings each person has. The page will come back with YOUR totals included.



Some of your Results

Lizzy, age 13 of Crystal, MN wrote:
me and my sister both have no cavities! (i chipped my tooth when I ran into a door so I have 1/2 a fake tooth on my front tooth)

Kailah, age 8 of Richmond, CA wrote:
I never had a cavity before.

Veronica, age 11 of Milan wrote:
It was good to know about Tooth Decay and what it does!

Katelyn, age 10 of Chadron, NE wrote:
I have 0 cavities. If you have a cavity that does not mean you need braces. It is if your teeth are not straight. I have braces and my dad is a dentist too.

Julie, age 8 of China Town, NY wrote:
I only have 5 fillings on my baby teeth. My sister has 3 on some of adult teeth. I have a cap on one of my adult teeth.

Kayan, age 7 of Cupertino, CA wrote:
I did not have any fillings and I am glad but still even it is my baby teeth it will effect how my new teeth grows. I know because a dentist came to my school and told us all about teeth!!!

Laura-Louise, age 16 of Irmo, SC wrote:
i have no fillings yay

Sarah, age 11 wrote:
I have 1 cavity but it was in my baby tooth and it fell out. So now I have 0!

Louanna, age 10 of Lawrence, KS wrote:
i have one tooth decay it feels normal and it looks normal

Leeolie of Terre Haute, IN wrote:
I have 4 fillings and im getting four more soon! I never knew I had a cavity, but I do!

Sasha, age 4 of Myrtle Beach, CA wrote:
I had 6 fillings but I like then because after I get to chose a cool prize.

Abrianna of Holloman, NM wrote:
I knew that I had 7 fillings when I was younger, but know my teath are WHITE!!!

Holly, age 12 of Topeka, KS wrote:
I have seven fillings and I'm getting braces soon.

Lizzie, age 11 of Ottawa wrote:
I have NO fillings and I'm so glad!

Eva, age 10 of Shohola, PA wrote:
I have seven fillings but their in my baby teeth so who cares they're going to fall out anyway right?

Sumaya, age 9 of Minnetonka, MN wrote:
i leraned that more boys in my family have more cavities than girls

Ravince, age 11 of Leveland, TX wrote:
IT was kind of suprising when I found out that boys have less cavitys than the girls in my class.

Kassidee, age 10 of Haslett, MI wrote:
when I did it at my school boys had way more Decav than girls

Abbey wrote:
i have bad teeth so no matter how much I brush/floss I still get cavities.

Ediejo, age 11 of Gretna, VA wrote:
I Have Probly had 2 fillings and I do not want anymore I also havebraces

Madeline, age 8 of PA wrote:
I have 0 caveties. I might need braces! My brother has 0 too.

Amber, age 14 of Easley, SC wrote:
I never had a cavity but, I got fillings so I wouldn't get them

Kirsten, age 4 of Boston, MA wrote:
iv gott 1 kavidy an gotts it filedd

Mikhaila, age 9 of Olathe, KS wrote:
I have two fillings and am getting a retaner soon

ZOOM Fan, age 11 wrote:
i never had fillings!! Hopefully i'll never WILL! But I mght havta get braces cuz of my overbite and overjet

Emily, age 11 of Jamaica, NY wrote:
I had only one cavity in a baby tooth but it fell out so I am not sure if it still counts.

Elaina, age 9 of Rock Island, IL wrote:
i have only had one filling on my baby tooth!

Michelle, age 10 of Indian Trail, NC wrote:
I had 1 cavity. And two fillings (in my back molars). The last tooth I lost got me $5. 00! I don't have braces, and I hope i'll never have to get them.

Sierra, age 11 of Clarksville, TN wrote:
i have 4 cavities als the dentist said I need braces just for my overbite

Jossa, age 8 wrote:
i have 4 fillings. my brother has 5.

Catherine, age 6 of San Antonio, TX wrote:
I HAVE 4 OR 5.


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