Tips and Tricks
Dental Facts
Tools of the Trade
Visiting the Dentist
Nutrition and Your Teeth
100

Hygienists recommend that you brush your teeth for this long.

2 minutes.

100

What is a cavity?

A cavity is when sugar eats at the enamel on your teeth. 

100

You use these items to brush your teeth.

What is a toothbrush and toothpaste?

100

You should visit the dentist this often.

What is every 6 months?

100

What is soda/pop?

It is a sugar drink.

200

Should you floss your teeth once a day? Yes or no.

Yes.

200

It is a bacteria that grows on your teeth.

What is plaque?

200
This is how often you should floss your teeth.
What is daily?
200
This is the goal of visiting the dentist regularly.
What is prevention?
200

What is acid?

Sugary foods and drinks expose the enamel of your teeth to this.

300

Are fruits a healthy or unhealthy sugar?

It is a healthy sugar. 

300
The term for an accumulation of plaque on the teeth.
What is gingivitis?
300
This is the ingredient in toothpaste that prevents cavities.
What is fluoride?
300
This person performs a professional cleaning at the dentist's office.
What is a dental hygienist?
300

Dental Hygienists recommend snacking on these foods.

What are non-sugary foods (cheese, popcorn, raw veggies, or yogurt)?

400

What type of food is bad for your teeth?

Lots of sugars.

400
60% of 15 year old's have this.
What is gingivitis?
400
This item can be used to clean your tongue.
What is a tongue scraper?
400
Tooth decay, abscesses (collections of pus surrounded by swollen tissue), or impacted wisdom teeth are revealed by this.
What is a dental x-ray?
400

What foods should you not eat right before going to bed? 

Sugary foods at this time can be the most damaging to your teeth.

500

What is a soft bristled tooth brush?

A tooth brush the dental team recommends to brush your teeth that won't damage your teeth or gums.

500
84% of 17 year old's have this.
What is tooth decay?
500
An orthodontist would apply these to your teeth.
What are braces?
500
This is the term for the way your teeth fit together.
What is occlusion?
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