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Teeth and Brushing

Your teeth have different shapes for different jobs. Brushing them every day helps keep them strong and healthy.

In the picture

  1. Incisor: a flat chisel edge for cutting food.
  2. Canine: a pointed tip for tearing food.
  3. Premolar: a two-cusped tooth for crushing food.
  4. Molar: a broad bumpy surface for grinding food.

Examples

  • Biting into an apple with your front teeth.
  • Chewing a sandwich with your back teeth.

Quiz: Teeth and Brushing (Age 9)

  1. Which tooth has a flat chisel edge for cutting food?

    • Canine
    • Incisor
    • Molar
  2. Which tooth has a pointed tip for tearing food?

    • Incisor
    • Canine
    • Premolar
  3. What does brushing with toothpaste remove?

    • Only bad breath
    • Food and plaque
    • Only stains

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Health, Age 9