A dentist helps keep your teeth healthy.
A dentist shows you how to clean our teeth.
A dentist will show you how to brush and floss your teeth.
A dentist can fix bad teeth.
Visit a dentist twice a year to make sure your teeth are strong and healthy.
A visit to the dentist and how to care for your teeth
Your dentist will talk to you about eating the right foods so that your teeth will grow and stay strong and healthy. Eating lots of fresh fruit and vegetables and drinking milk is good for healthy teeth.
The dentist will warn you that too much sugar is bad for your teeth. Sugar sticks to teeth and gums and can cause problems such as cavities or holes in the teeth.
Dentists examine teeth to make sure they are strong and healthy ©iStock
When dentists examine your teeth they look to see that your teeth and gums are healthy.
A dentist looks for any decay (rotting inside a tooth) or holes in your teeth. If a tooth has decay, the dentist will remove the decay and fill the tooth.
An X-ray is a photograph of the inside of your teeth. Getty Images
A dental X ray
The dentist may take a picture of the inside of your tooth. This picture is called an x ray. It shows the dentist any decay in places that are hard to see, and also shows the roots of the teeth so their health can be checked.
If a tooth is badly decayed the dentist might pull the tooth out.
The dentist can then make a new artificial tooth to take the place of the old one. An anaesthetic makes sure that you won't feel any pain while teeth are taken out.
Dentists also straightens crooked teeth and repairs any tooth that is cracked. The dentist can treat sore or diseased gums.
The dentists uses tools such as a mirror and a pick. Getty Images
Dentists use lots of special equipment.
The x-ray machine takes pictures of your teeth. A drill gets out the decay, and a mirror is used to see into your mouth and the backs of the teeth. Dentists also used computers and lasers to help them with their work.
Dentists wear masks, gloves, and safety glasses to protect themselves and their patients from infectious diseases.
A mirror help the dentist to see behind your teeth ©iStock
People who help the dentist in the surgery are dental hygienists, dental assistants, dental laboratory technicians, and receptionists.
Special dentists called orthodontists straighten teeth with braces or retainers. Another special dentist is the periodontist who treats the gums and the bones supporting the teeth.
To become a dentist a person must study for 5 years at a university dental school.
Brush and floss your teeth every day to keep your teeth healthy Getty Images
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Watch a video about a visit to the dentist
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Read about going to the dentist here
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