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Halloween’s a fun, spooky night. But what’s really scary is what all that sugary candy can do to your teeth.
I don’t want to lose my beautiful fangs! What can I do?
Woohooo Lots of candy just for ME!
Hold on there, kid! Halloween treats can be tricky.
I used to have perfect
teeth, but now look.
Beware of decay!
ou can stop the attack of acid on your teeth by removing the plaque and food from your teeth
our ______ are covered with a thin, ______ film called plaque (plack). Bacteria in this film _________
Keep track each day by coloring in the sun when you brush after your breakfast and the moon when you brush after you eat dinner. by brushing at least twice every day. Brushing after snacks is a good idea, too.
changes starches and sugars found in foods like _______ and
cookies into a kind of sugar, called glucose (glue-kos). When bacteria and glucose get ____________, they form acid . And this acid can make ________ in the hard enamel covering your teeth. These holes are called cavities .
Bats are ying away with some of the words! Can you nd where each word belongs?
Standards Link: Health: Identify positive health practices that reduce disease.
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