Instructions
Let's learn all about your amazing teeth! Read the information and then complete the fun activities below.
Meet Your Teeth!
You have different types of teeth in your mouth, and each one has a special job to help you eat.
- Incisors: These are the eight flat teeth at the very front of your mouth. Their job is to bite and cut your food.
- Canines: You have four of these pointy teeth right next to your incisors. They are perfect for ripping and tearing food.
- Premolars: These are bigger teeth behind your canines. They help crush and grind food.
- Molars: These are your biggest, strongest teeth at the back of your mouth. Their main job is to grind food into tiny pieces so it's easy to swallow.
Read the clues and write the correct type of tooth on the line. Use the list above to help you!
- I am sharp and pointy, perfect for tearing food like chicken. I am a .
- We are the big, strong teeth at the very back of your mouth that do most of the grinding. We are .
- We are at the front of your mouth and we take the first bite of an apple. We are .
- We are located between the canines and the molars, and we help with crushing. We are .
The Parts of a Tooth
Every single tooth has different parts. Let's look at what's inside!
- Crown: This is the part of the tooth you can see above your gums.
- Root: This is the part of the tooth hidden below your gums that holds it in place.
- Enamel: This is the super hard, white, outer layer of the tooth. It's the strongest stuff in your whole body!
- Dentin: This is the layer just under the enamel. It's a bit softer than enamel.
- Pulp: This is the soft, living center of the tooth. It has nerves and blood vessels inside.
Use the words from the word bank to label the parts of the tooth diagram below.
1. The part you see:
2. The strong outer layer:
3. The layer under the enamel:
4. The soft center:
5. The part in the gums:
Read each sentence. If it's correct, circle True. If it's wrong, circle False.
| 1. Molars are the pointy teeth at the front of your mouth. | True / False |
| 2. The pulp is the soft, living center of a tooth. | True / False |
| 3. Enamel is the hardest substance in the human body. | True / False |
| 4. The root is the part of the tooth you brush every day. | True / False |
Answer Key
Activity 1: What Tooth Am I?
- Canine
- Molars
- Incisors
- Premolars
Activity 2: Label the Tooth
For both the list and the diagram:
- Crown
- Enamel
- Dentin
- Pulp
- Root
Activity 3: Toothy True or False?
- False
- True
- True
- False (You brush the crown)