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How to look after your teeth?

Mole-R teaches us how to take care of our teeth and mouth using his tools. Learn about oral health, tooth decay prevention, and the importance of brushing and visiting the dentist. Watch a video on proper brushing techniques. Then, create an eye-catching and informative leaflet or poster to spread the knowledge.

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How to look after your teeth?

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  1. How to look after your teeth?

  2. This is Mole- R. He helps us to look after our teeth and mouth.

  3. Mole-R is going to help us learn more • about oral health using his tools The tooth brush is to make sure we keep our teeth clean. The timer is to make sure, we spend the correct amount of time cleaning our teeth.

  4. Today Mole-R is going to teach us how we can keep our teeth healthy and strong.

  5. Why do we need our teeth? ? ? ?

  6. We need our teeth for? Smile Eat Talk

  7. It’s important to look after our teeth and mouth? We need to look after our mouth because gums and the jaw-bone underneath hold our teeth in place We only get 1 set of adult teeth. No extra sets. . If we don’t look after our teeth, they will become decayed and could be lost.

  8. What causes tooth decay?

  9. How can we prevent tooth decay?

  10. Brushing our teeth Mole-R always carries a toothbrush and uses toothpaste. We should brush using a toothbrush with a small head and medium textured bristles and toothpaste containing fluoride. We should use a pea sized amount of fluoride tooth paste for brushing our teeth. The fluoride content of our toothpaste should be between 1350 to 1500ppm (parts per million)(Have a look at your toothpaste tube at home) .

  11. Brushing our teeth We should brush our teethtwice daily for 2 minutes. 2 Minutes We should brush daily at bedtime and at one other occasionwith a fluoridated tooth paste (1350-1500 ppm). Brushing at bedtime is important to protect our teeth while we sleep.

  12. Brushing our teeth. We should brush in small circular movements and on all the surfaces of our tooth. We should change our tooth brush every 3 months or if the bristles are bent over. We should spit our toothpaste after brushing and should not rinse. If we rinse, the fluoride protection will be lost.

  13. Why is brushing our teeth important? • Brushing our teeth, brushes away the plaque. Fluoride helps to strengthen our enamel. • Toothpaste contains special substances called Fluoride. Brushing twice daily with fluoride tooth paste will protect our teeth from tooth decay.

  14. Let’s watch a video on how to brush our teeth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bi3R0cTie7c

  15. Why is visiting the dentist important ?

  16. Q.1 A sticky film gets built up on our teeth. It gets thicker if we don’t brush our teeth. Do you know what is it? Q Dental Plaque.

  17. Q.2 What does the dental plaque contain? Bacteria

  18. Q3 We need to brush our teeth to protect from tooth decay. Do you know how many times we should brush our teeth each day? 2 5 3 4 1 2

  19. Q5 How long should we brush our teeth for? 2 min 10 sec 30 sec 1 min 20 sec 2 minutes

  20. Q6 What is the special protective substance present in our toothpaste called? Fluoride

  21. Q7 How much fluoridated toothpaste should we use for brushing our teeth? Pea sized amount.

  22. Q8 What should we do after brushing our teeth? Spit and do not rinse.

  23. Activity Mole-R has helped you learn about your teeth, now you can be a Mole-R too! Make an information leaflet or poster to tell other people how to look after their teeth. Your work needs to be Eye catching Interesting Factual

  24. Activity

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