OtterKnow Kids EncyclopediaYour teeth help you chew food into small pieces so your stomach can digest it more easily! You have different types of teeth that each do a different job. Your teeth are important tools that you use every single day.
The flat ones in the front are incisors, and they are good at biting into things like apples. The pointy ones next to them are canines, which help tear food. The wide, bumpy ones in the back are molars, which are great at grinding food up!
When you are little, you have about 20 baby teeth, and as you grow, bigger adult teeth replace them. You will end up with 32 adult teeth, and those are the only set you get, so it is important to take care of them! Brushing your teeth twice a day, flossing, and not eating too many sugary foods helps keep them strong and healthy for your whole life.
- Your teeth are the hardest part of your entire body — even harder than your bones!
- No two people have the exact same set of teeth, just like fingerprints.
- Sharks can grow thousands of new teeth during their lifetime, but humans only get two sets!
