|
Education
Web
Viewing 1-6 of 6 total results
Mouth and Teeth Glossary
incisor: One of the four front teeth on the upper and lower jaw. malocclusion: Teeth that are misaligned or fit together poorly when the jaws are closed. mamelon: A small bump on the biting surface of an incisor tooth when it first appears in the mouth. Normal chewing and bit...
Let's Investigate Tooth Decay
by bone or skin tissue, such as the roots of the teeth, salivary glands, and the developing permanent teeth in young children. Teeth Did you know that the outer layer of our teeth, the enamel, is the hardest substance in the body? Although some children, and even some adults, may thi...
What Lives Inside Your Mouth?
Open Wide and Trek Inside - Lesson 5, page 1 of 2 1 | 2 AT A GLANCE Overview Lesson 5 asks students to participate in a dramatization through which they act out the oral disease process. Students realize that eating fewer sugary and starchy foods and brushing their teeth regularly with f...
Open Wide! What's Inside?
oral bacteria that eat, reproduce, and produce waste products inside the mouth. The waste products of certain types of oral bacteria cause tooth decay. Purpose In this lesson, students will understand the basic characteristics of all living things, become aware of...
What Have You Learned About the Mouth?
of Mr. Tooth, who lives inside the mouth. When Exee's friends become sad that Mr. Tooth's day is bad, students make a new sequence that describes a good day for Mr. Tooth, thereby describing how to avoid decay. Students glue both sequences of cards onto paper that they ca...
What Keeps Your Mouth Healthy?
teeth during the decay process. In addition, students discuss the processes of scientific inquiry and compare their investigation with how scientists find out about the world. Purpose In this lesson, students will use scientific inquiry to answer a question and understand the use of...
|
