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Who helps us keep our teeth clean? Dentists! Take a seat in the dentist's chair and open wide to keep your smile nice and healthy. Read all about these community helpers!.

"From cavities to canker sores to the ingredients in saliva, explore the human mouth in disgusting detail"--.

Say cheese! Good dental hygiene is an important way to stay healthy. Readers learn good habits for heathy teeth.

"Grab a toothbrush! It's National Dessert Day, and Ella Mentry School has asked local dentist Dr. Floss to educate A.J. and his friends on the dental dangers of sweets. But Dr. Floss has other plans. She wants the kids to eat as much sugar as possible so that they'll need a dentist! Will someone get a cavity?"--OCLC.

Kerry Winfrey's funny and honest young adult novel,Things Jolie Needs to Do Before She Bites It Jolie's a lot of things, but she knows that pretty isn't one of them. She has mandibular prognathism, which is the medical term for underbite. Chewing is a pain, headaches are a common occurrence, and she's never been kissed. She's months out from having a procedure to correct her underbite, and she cannot wait to be fixed. Jolie becomes paralyzed with the fear that she could die under the knife. She and her best friends, Evelyn and Derek, decide to make a "Things Jolie Needs to Do Before She Bites It (Which Is Super Unlikely, but Still, It Could Happen)" list. Things like: eat every appetizer on the Applebee's menu and kiss her crush Noah Reed. But since when did everything ever go exactly to plan? Filled with humor, heart--and an honest look at today's beauty standards--Jolie's journey is a true feel-good story. Praise forThings Jolie Needs to Do Before She Bites It: "Numerous laugh-aloud moments don't lessen the potency of the story's messages aboutbeauty's subjectivity and overcoming fears. Readers will gleefully cheer Jolie on as she learns to appreciate herself for who she is." --Publishers Weekly,starred review "The author has a light touch with heavy topics and has crafteda funny and relatable lead, well-developed secondary characters, and great story lines. This is a brisk read with real insight into friendships and young romance. Readers will want to spend their time with Jolie, her family, and her friends." --School Library Journal.

Discuss how the jaw, mouth, and throat all work together, how the process of eating works, and how the senses of smell and taste work.

Practicing proper dental hygiene is one of the most important things a person can do to look after their health. The teeth are a very important part of many of life's activities, such as eating and smiling, and looking after them properly is vital. This book aims to show teens how to properly care for their teeth using modern technology and ideas.

Tells what mouths are, how they work, where they are located and how they are different from animal to animal.

In rhyming verse, bacteria describe how they live in the mouth and cause plaque, cavities, and other problems.

"Describes how the mouth works to taste"--Provided by publisher.