Once our milk teeth have been replaced by our adult teeth, we really need to look after them - they have to last a lifetime!
The job of the teeth is to mash up food to make it easier to digest, but that means that little bits of food get stuck everywhere around them. We need to clean that leftover food away because if it's left for too long the teeth can be damaged.
Once our milk teeth have been replaced by our adult teeth, we really need to look after them - they have to last a lifetime!
The job of the teeth is to mash up food to make it easier to digest, but that means that little bits of food get stuck everywhere around them. We need to clean that leftover food away because if it's left for too long the teeth can be damaged.
Let's find out why!
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