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The germs on your tongue can produce bad breath and affect your sense of taste.

If the germs spread, your tongue may turn white, yellow, or even black. So, when

brushing your teeth, take a few extra seconds to brush your tongue.

Teeth

The teeth are the hardest organ of our body. They are fixed in the jaw and covered

by the gums in our mouth. They help us to bite and chew food. They help us to

speak clearly and give good shape to our faces.

Sets of Teeth

We have two sets of teeth in our lifetime. Newborn babies get
their first tooth when they are six months old. By the time a child

is 2 ½ years old, they have 20 teeth, 10 teeth each in upper jaw

and lower jaw. These are the first set of teeth. They are known as

milk teeth or temporary teeth. Milk teeth

Between the ages of 6 and 12, milk teeth fall out one by one and the new one

grow in their place. By the time the child is 13 or 14 years

old, the permanent teeth replace the milk teeth.

Permanent teeth are the second set of teeth. An adult

human has 32 permanent teeth, 16 are in the upper jaw

and 16 in the lower jaw.
Permanent teeth

Find It Canine Incisor
Out What are wisdom teeth?
When do we get them? Premolar

Molar
Kinds of teeth

We have different kinds of teeth to
Molar
eat different types of food items.
Premolar
There are four kinds of permanent
Canine
teeth: incisors, canines, premolars

and molars.

Permanent teeth
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