Dental Health

Your 1st set of teeth are called:

• baby teeth

• adult teeth

Your 2nd set (permanent teeth) are also called:

• baby teeth

• adult teeth

The bottom part of your tooth that is under your gums in your jawbone is called the:

• crown

• root

The top part of your tooth that is above your gums is called the:

• crown

• root

The outermost layer of your tooth is called:

• enamel

• dentin

• pulp

Your mouth is full of billions of:

• teeth

• tongues

• bacteria

• viruses

Leftover food, saliva and bacteria in your mouth create a white sticky substance on your teeth called:

• gums

• plaque

• toothpaste

• paint

The bacteria in plaque creates acid. Acid eats away at tooth and can cause:

• cavities

• money

• toothpaste

• sugar

The teeth right in FRONT of your mouth that help you BITE are called:

• incisors

• canines

• premolars

• molars

The pointy teeth that help you bite and hold food (that would be pointier if you were a dog) are called:

• incisors

• canines

• premolars

• molars