Dental Health
What ingredient in cakes, cereals, brownies, and sodas can damage your teeth?
What is sugar?
This is the main purpose of flossing your teeth.
What is removing plaque and food particles from between teeth?
Inflammation of the gums
What is a gingivitis?
How long you should spend brushing your teeth
What is 2 minutes?
The enamel on your teeth is stronger than bone.
True
This dentist specializes in working with young children.
What is a pediatric/kids dentist?
Flossing helps prevent this common gum disease characterized by bleeding gums.
What is gingivitis?
The outer covering of the tooth.
What is enamel?
This element helps keep you teeth strong and healthy.
What is fluoride?
Cavities are reversible.
False
Teeth that you have before you are an adult
What are baby teeth?
According to the American Dental Association, you should floss at least this often.
What is once a day?
You should do this twice a day to your teeth to keep them healthy
What is a brushing?
This is how often you should see your dentist.
What is every 6 months?
Some babies are born with teeth.
True! It’s rare, but it happens. One out of every 2,000 babies is born with tiny teeth. They’re often loose and can make breastfeeding hard. A doctor or dentist can take them out so the newborn won’t swallow them or scrape his tongue.
This happens is you don't regularly brush your teeth
What is a cavity?
This type of floss is coated and slides more easily between tight teeth.
What is waxed floss?
Roof of the mouth
What is palate?
A sticky film that forms on teeth made of bacteria that live in the mouth.
What is plaque?
George Washington had false teeth made of wood.
False - He had dentures made from gold, ivory, and lead, but never wood. Experts think his teeth might have been so stained that they looked like wood.
Brushing during this time of day is most important
Neglecting to floss can contribute to this more severe form of gum disease that can lead to tooth loss.
What is periodontitis?
Halitosis means this
What is bad breath?
Amount of toothpaste you should use on your toothbrush.
Pea-sized
If your tooth gets knocked out, put it in milk.
True - If you or a child gets a permanent tooth (not a baby one) knocked out in a sports game or an accident, put the tooth in water or milk and go to the dental office right away. Do not clean the tooth or try to put it back.