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Dental Health
Kids Teeth
Dental Terms
Oral Hygiene
True/False
100

Foods like milk, sweetened cereals, and chips contain this that can form acid that harms teeth.

What is sugar?

100
This is the age that babies usually get their first tooth.
What is 6 months old?
100

Inflammation of the gums

What is a gingivitis?

100
Each time you brush your teeth, it is recommended that you spend this amount of time.
What is 2 minutes?
100

The enamel on your teeth is stronger than bone.

True

200

This dentist specializes in working with young children.

What is a pediatric dentist?

200
This is a habit which causes a child to have an gap between their upper and lower teeth.
What is a thumb-sucking habit?
200

The outer layer of the tooth.

What is enamel?

200
This substance helps to remineralize tooth structure and strengthen teeth.
What is fluoride?
200

Loss of tooth surface material due to dental erosion is reversible.

False

300

Act like a space holder for permanent teeth and should be kept healthy

What are baby teeth?

300
By what age should all children have their first dental visit?
What is 1 year old?
300

Halitosis

What is bad breath?

300
Ideally, this is how often everyone should visit their dentist for a dental exam and hygiene appointment.
What is every 6 months?
300

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.

400

A hole in a tooth that develops from tooth decay. Also called caries, they form when acids in the mouth wear down tooth's hard outer layer.

What is a cavity?

400
Putting a baby to bed with this in their bottle can cause severe cavities at a very young age.
What is milk?
400

Roof of the mouth

What is palate?

400

A sticky film that forms on teeth made of bacteria that live in the mouth.

What is plaque?

400

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.

500

The ongoing relationship between the dentist and the patient, delivers comprehensive, continuously accessible, coordinated and family-centered oral care.

What is a dental home?

500

By age 3, children should have this many teeth

What is 20?

500

Cleaning of teeth, removal of stains, plaque, and tartar

What is a prophylaxis?

500

The amount of toothpaste for ages under 3 and ages 3 and up

What are grain of rice and pea-sized?

500

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.