Oral Health
The recommended time frame for dental cleanings.
What is every 6 months?
Images taken at a dental office.
What are X-rays?
Another name for ‘primary teeth’.
What are baby teeth?
Special string used to clean between teeth.
What is dental floss?
The geographic center of the United States.
What is Belle Fourche?
Tap water in many states of the US have this substance to protect teeth from decay.
What is fluoride?
A dental professional who cleans teeth, applies fluoride, and provides sealants.
What is a Dental Hygienist?
The number of baby teeth, and the number of adult teeth, a person has during their lifetime.
What are 20 and 32?
The decade the electric toothbrush was invented.
What is the 1950's?
The county seat of Butte County, South Dakota.
What is Belle Fourche?
This is a condition where the gums are inflamed, often caused by poor oral hygiene.
What is gingivitis?
A procedure used to treat an infected pulp inside a tooth.
What is a root canal?
This type of tooth is used primarily for cutting food.
What is an incisor?
Devices used to align and straighten teeth.
What are orthodontic braces?
French for 'beautiful fork'.
What is Belle Fourche?
95% of American adults with this disease also have periodontal disease.
What is diabetes?
A sticky, colorless film of bacteria that forms on your teeth.
What is plaque?
The hardest substance in the human body.
What is enamel?
The tool a dentist uses to check your teeth.
What is a dental explorer or dental probe?
The year Belle Fourche, South Dakota was founded.
What is 1884?
After oral cancer, this is the most common type of cancer found in patients with poor oral health.
What is pancreatic cancer?
This Dental Specialty has the title of DDS MD.
What is an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon?
The third set of molars, which often need to be extracted.
What are the wisdom teeth?
The Swiss dentist that invented the electric toothbrush.
Who is Dr. Philippe-Guy Woog?
The date Belle Fourche was incorporated.
What is April 20, 1903?