6th Grade Oral Health

6th Grade Oral Health

​Your teeth matter

​While some might think that teeth are no big deal because you can just get dentures someday, those people are WRONG!!!

Our teeth are important for more than just chewing our food. Taking poor care of your teeth can lead to LOTS of health problems.

Multiple Choice

What grows on your teeth if you don't brush them?

• fungus

• plaque

• cavities

• slime

Multiple Choice

What does plaque turn into if you keep not brushing your teeth?

• more plaque

• calcium

• cancer

• tartar

Multiple Choice

If you keep not brushing your teeth, what happens?

• you develop gingivitis

• your gums become sensitive

• you get cavities

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

What's the main reason we should brush our teeth?

• to get rid of the bad bacteria

• so they'll be white

• for fresh breath

• because our mom tells us to

Multiple Choice

What did the experiment in the video show?

• that more bacteria grows with the type of sugar from candy

• that bacteria grows equally no matter what sugar it is

• that as long as you brush there's no bacteria

​So why not just let your teeth go and get dentures (fake teeth)?

• ​False teeth don't chew as well & there's foods you can't eat like apples, corn on the cob, nuts, popcorn, carrots, steak, & sticky candy.

• ​Dentures don't keep the natural structure of your mouth, so you may speak funny and look different

• ​Dentures can be lost or broken and are very expensive to replace

• ​your mouth can get even more infections more easily with dentures unless you REALLY take care of them