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Oral HealthBrush Away Tooth Decay
First Grade
Missouri Department of Health and Senior
Services Division of Community and Public
Health Oral Health Program
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Why do we need our teeth?

• Eating!
• To chew our food. Thats an easy one! Can you
  imagine trying to eatan apple, carrot or a
  hamburger without teeth?
• It would be pretty hard, wouldnt it?

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Why do we need our teeth?

• Speaking!
• Our tongue, lips and cheeks help us pronounce
  words!

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Why do we need our teeth?

• Smiling!
• We need our teeth in order to look our very best!

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Why do we need our baby teeth?

• They act as space savers.
• They guide the permanent teeth into place.

The permanent teeth are white, the baby
teeth are gray.
Moss, Growing Up Cavity Free A Parent's Guide To
Prevention, Quintessence Publishing Co., 1993
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What a tooth looks like.

• The CROWN
• The part of the tooth above the gums.
• Just like a kings hat!

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What a tooth looks like.

• The ROOT
• The part of the tooth below the gumline.
• Just as the roots of a tree hold the tree in
  the ground, the roots of your teeth hold your
  teeth in your mouth.

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The tooth is made of 3 layers

• ENAMEL
• Covers the crown.
• Is the protective covering.
• Is the hardest thing in our body, even harder
  than bone!

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The tooth is made of 3 layers

• DENTIN
• Is underneath the enamel.
• Makes up the largest part of our teeth.
• Is very hard (about the same hardness as our
  bones--- but not as hard as enamel).

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The tooth is made of 3 layers

• PULP
• Fills the space inside the tooth.
• Contains blood vessels and nerves that keep the
  tooth alive!

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Now that we know what a tooth looks like, lets
talk about what makes a cavity in your tooth!

• Cavities are caused by PLAQUE!
• What is PLAQUE?
• An invisible film of germs that constantly grows
  on your teeth.
• It feels fuzzy. Rub your tongue on your teeth,
  do they feel fuzzy?
• You brush your teeth to remove PLAQUE!

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TOOTH DECAY
Plaque Sugary Foods ACID

• An ACID is
• Something that eats through
• something else.
• When ACID sits on your teeth, it eats through
  your teeth, making a hole or cavity. This is
  tooth decay!

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More on TOOTH DECAY

• If you have a small cavity
• (tooth decay) and you
• Visit the dentist regularly
• Have fluoride applied to your teeth
• Do a good job brushing
• Eat the right foods
• The cavity (tooth decay) may
• not spread further.

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But if

• You are not taking care of your teeth as you
  should, and the decay spreads
• A dentist will need to take out the decay and
  put in a filling.
• It may look small from the outside --- but an
  x-ray shows the decay is in the dentin, which is
  softer than enamel.

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And if

• You have tooth decay, and you are not being
  checked regularly by a dentist
• The decay may continue
• into the pulp!
• When this happens, it can
• cause you to have a
• toothache!

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If this happens

• A dentist might have to take your tooth out!
• If a tooth is removed, it can
• cause all sorts of problems
• So its important to take good care of your
  teeth and fight TOOTH DECAY!

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One of the best ways to fight TOOTH DECAY is

• Avoid sugary snacks!
• Can anyone name
• some sugary snacks?

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Can you cut out all sugar from your diet? NO,
but you can cut down on it!

• If you eat sweets
• Eat them at meal times.
• Brush your teeth afterward.
• If you cannot brush, swish with water and
  swallow! This helps to remove food particles
  from your teeth.

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Can you name some snacks that would be healthier
for both our bodies and our teeth?

• There are many snacks
• that not only taste good,
• but are good for you.
• Some foods can also help
• clean the plaque off the
• teeth like hard crunchy
• apples or cheeses.

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Plaque continues to grow on our teeth everyday!

• It can be removed with
• proper brushing.
• Always use a toothpaste with fluoride in it!
• Fluoride helps make teeth stronger, so decay
  bugs and acids cant hurt them.

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Lets review proper toothbrushing

• Use a soft bristled toothbrush.
• Use Fluoride toothpaste.

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When should you brush your teeth?

• After eating
• At bedtime

Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
Oral Health Program
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Get a new toothbrush

• Every 3 months.
• When yours becomes frayed.
• After you have been sick.
• Dont share your toothbrush with anyone else!

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Be sure to visit your dentist 2 times each year.

• If you have a cavity, the dentist will be able
  to find it when it is small.
• The dentist or dental hygienist will apply
  fluoride to your teeth.
• Dental sealants may be placed on your permanent
  back teeth to help prevent tooth decay.

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What are dental sealants?

• A coating put on the top of permanent back teeth
  to help keep the decay bugs out.

Courtesy of Dr. Craig Hollander D.D.S.
Courtesy of Dr. Craig Hollander D.D.S.
Tooth without a dental sealant.
Tooth with a dental sealant.
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Keep smiling andthank you for listening!

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  contact www.colgate.com
• Photos Microsoft product box shots reprinted
  with permission from Microsoft Corporation. All
  photos obtained from office.microsoft.com/clipart
  unless otherwise noted.
• This presentation has been adapted and used with
  permission from theDental Health Program
  developed by the Clay County Public Health
  Center.