People did not always have toothpaste and had to use alternatives like chalk, ashes, or tobacco and honey to clean their teeth. Their teeth would often rot and cause pain as they got older. Now we know the importance of cleaning our teeth and have developed toothpaste, but people long ago did not have this option. Humans have three types of teeth that serve different functions like tearing, biting, and grinding food. Taking care of teeth is important for having a happy smile in photos.

1. TEETH
Taking care of your teeth, to shine!!!!!!

2. Before
Toothpaste Was
Invented!!!!!!!!
We’re lucky that we
know so much now
about taking care of
our teeth . Long time
ago , as people got
older , their teeth
would rot away and
be very painful . To
get ride of a
toothache , they had
their teeth pulled out.
Finally , people
learned that cleaning
their teeth was
important , but they
didn’t have
toothpaste right
away!!!!

3. While you’re swishing that minty-fresh paste around your
mouth, think about what people used long ago to clean teeth:
 Ground-up chalk or charcoal
Lemon juice
Ashes (you know , the stuff that’s left over
after a fire)
Tobacco and honey mixed together
YUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

4. Types of
Teeth!!!
Humans have three
types of teeth:
A:Canines- used for
tearing and ripping
food.
B:Incisors- help you
bite off and chew
pieces of food.
C:Molars- help you
crush and grind food.

5. When you get you’re
picture taken!!!!!!
When you get you’re
picture taken, everyone
says, ”Say cheese!!
Smile!!”So you do-you
open your mouth and
show your teeth . When
you see the picture, you
see a happy person
looking back at you cause
it’s you . The healthier
those teeth are the
happier you look!!!!