Facts about teeth
Friend or Foe
Handy Habits
This and that
100
milk teeth is another word for these. 
What is baby teeth, primary teeth, deciduous teeth?
100
This substance may be sweet, but it feeds the bacteria that eat your teeth.
What is sugar?
100
Performing this brushy task three times a day will help keep plaque and cavities away.
What is brushing your teeth?
100
These wise teeth are the last teeth to come in usually from 17 to 25 years old.
What are wisdom teeth?
200
Baby teeth have 8 and Permanent teeth have 12 of this tooth.
What are molars?
200
This sour substance, along with sugar, is the mortal enemy to enamel.
What is acid.
200
This machine squirts a stream of water that blasts away bacteria and foo
d debris.
What is a water pick or water flosser?
200
This is the name of the moving bone that holds the lower teeth.
What is the mandible?
300
The number of permanent teeth in the adult mouth.
32 
300
Cavities are caused by this pest in the presence of sugar and acid.
What is a bacteria?
300
Doing this every day helps keep the bacteria low.
What is tongue scraping?
300
red, puffy, and bleeding gums are a symptom of this condition.
What is gingivitis? (or gum disease)
400
The age at which babies usually get their first tooth.
What is 6 months?
400
Eating this dairy product after a meal can help protect against acids harmful effects.
What is cheese?
400
Chewing gum or eating candies with this substance in it after a meal kills the bacteria that causes cavitities.
What is xylitol?
400
These tooth replacements are used to treat this condition.
What is edentulism or total tooth loss?
500
The outer layer of a tooth is made of this--the hardest substance in the body.
what is enamel?
500
People don't know that you should not do this within 30 minutes of drinking orange juice.
What is brush your teeth?
500
Not just an outdated dance, this stringy habit fights cavities and gum disease.
What is flossing?
500
This titanium tooth replacement was invented by an orthopedic surgeon.
What is an implant?