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Animal Dental Facts for Kids!



See the beaver's bright orange teeth!

The outermost layer of a beaver's teeth, called the enamel,
is incredibly hard because it is partially made of iron.

This shark has several rows of pointed teeth.

Sharks have on average have 15 rows of teeth, some even have up to 50 rows!


This shark skeleton shows
four distinct rows of teeth

The elephant's molars are brown against its pink gums.

An elephant's molars can weigh up to ten pounds! Also, their long tusks are just overgrown incisors meant for scooping.

The narwhal has a singular long tusk.

The narwhal, like the elephant, has one large tusk. This tooth is used for eating, navigating, and for attracting mates.








 



In this photo you can see the thousands of tiny teeth in a snails mouth.

A snail can have up to 25,000 teeth, and they're all located on their tongue!




Snail

Hamster eating a carrot

Hamsters and other rodents have teeth that never stop growing, so it's important that they chew on things.  The hamster on the right is chewing on a hard carrot.

 

 

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Brush Baby’s Teeth With Fluoride

A new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics says to bring on the fluoride toothpaste as soon as baby’s teeth start to come in. This comes in response to the fact that dental caries, or tooth decay, is the most common chronic disease in US children, especially among poor and minority populations.
Last year, the American Dental Association made this same recommendation, but it is only now being approved by the AAP.
Parents are advised to use a smear (the size of a grain of rice) of toothpaste until children reach age three. By age three, they can move on to a pea-sized amount. They should always supervise and help young children with brushing.


Toothpaste used to be deemed off-limits to babies under two, since the extra fluoride was considered dangerous when combined with fluoride already in tap water. Fluoride rinses are still not recommended until after age six, when children are less likely to swallow them.




Reposted from: http://blog.thebump.com/2015/02/01/brush-babys-teeth-with-fluoride/