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Miscellanea / / November 13, 2021
By Florencia Ucha, in Sep. 2014
Teeth They are one of the most important parts of our body. They are found inside our mouth and we use them especially to chew, grind, the food what do we eat. This crushing will obviously facilitate its transfer through the digestive tract. They also turn out to be indispensable when it comes to oral expression. We have nothing but watch a person without teeth to speak to realize how difficult it will be to understand their diction without teeth.
Due to these important functions that they perform, we must take care of them in a preventive way to prevent them from being affected by some of the typical conditions, such as cavities, license plate dental, gingivitis or inflammation of the gums, among others.
The teeth of humans are characterized by their white color and their hardness, that is to say, they are rather solid bodies that are made up of calcium and phosphorus. They are implanted in the maxillary bones of the jaw, in the mouth.
Meanwhile, there are four types of teeth that people have and each of these has a particular function:
the canines tear, the incisors will cut the food, the molars take care of grinding and the premolars of grinding the food.Its appearance occurs at a very early age, within a few months of the life of any person, while those teeth, known popularly as milk teeth, they are temporary, at the age of between five or six years they fall off spontaneously and the denture appears definitive.
The time of the milk teething change is usually a very special moment for the person since at a certain point it marks their maturity. Even around this time quite particular rites have arisen such as that of the PĂ©rez Mouse, a character imaginary that appears every time a child falls out of a baby tooth to take it away and instead leaves it money to that child.
The tooth is usually placed under the pillow overnight and a bill appears in its place the next morning.
The main actions we can take to take care of our teeth is brushing them regularly after meals and making regular visits to the dentist, which is the professional that takes care of the Health of the teeth.
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