Teeth

Question 1

What are the incisors used for and where are they in the mouth?

Answer 1

At the front of the mouth.

Used for biting food.

Question 2

Where are the canines in the mouth and what are they used for?

Answer 2

At the side of the mouth.

Used for ripping and tearing food apart.

Question 3

What are the premolars and molars in the mouth and what are they used for?

Answer 3

At the back of the mouth.

Used to grind and chew food. Allowing you to swallow it.

Question 4

What are milk teeth and how many of them are there?

Answer 4

Milk teeth are your first set of teeth

There are 20 of them.

Question 5

How many teeth does your adult set have?

Answer 5

32 teeth

The adult set have wisdom teeth.

Question 6

What is the enamel?

Answer 6

The outer surface of a tooth. It is the hardest substance in the body.

Question 7

What is dentine?

Answer 7

Below the enamel.
Decays easily as it is soft.
Has some living cells

Question 8

What is the pulp cavity?

Answer 8

Hollow center of the tooth

Contains nerves and blood vessels

Question 9

What is the cement and periodontal fibres used for?

Answer 9

Holding the tooth in place.