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Visiting the dentist is essential for maintaining oral health. Regular check-ups help ensure your teeth are checked, cleaned, and free of decay. A dentist evaluates your brushing technique, dietary choices, and examines for cavities. To keep your teeth healthy, eat crunchy fruits and vegetables, calcium-rich dairy, and drink water while avoiding sugary and junk foods. Sugar contributes to plaque formation, which can lead to tooth decay. Brushing, flossing daily, and visiting the dentist are crucial steps for a healthy mouth.
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Why do we come to the dentist? • So the dentist can check our teeth • To make sure we are cleaning our teeth properly, everyday. • Are we eating the right healthy foods? • To make sure there are no decay holes. • To fix up the teeth.
Why do we come to the dentist? • So the dentist can check our teeth • To make sure we are cleaning our teeth properly, everyday – Morning and Night. • Are we eating the right healthy foods? • To make sure there are no decay holes. • To fix up the teeth.
The right foods for healthy teeth • Crunchy fruits and vegetables • Carrots, Apples • Calcium foods – Dairy foods • Milk • Yogurt • Cheese • Drink water
The wrong foods • Bad foods have lots of sticky sugar • Bad food is JUNK food • Lollies • Chips • Cakes • Soft drinks • Anything with sugar added • (sugar on cereal, sweetened juices, fast food)
What’s wrong with sugar? • It sticks to your teeth like glue • It makes your teeth feel furry • It makes plaque grow • It makes holes in your teeth
What is plaque? • Plaque is white and sticky • It grows on teeth • Plaque is made of germs • The tiny germs love to eat sugar • The germs make holes in the teeth
Why do we come to the dentist? • So the dentist can check our teeth • To make sure we are cleaning our teeth properly, everyday – Morning and Night. • Are we eating the right healthy foods? • To make sure there are no decay holes. • To fix up the teeth.
Look after your teeth • Keep your teeth healthy by brushing and flossing everyday • Use a fluoride toothpaste • Eat healthy foods • Avoid sugar • (or brush after sweets) • Visit the dentist