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FUNCTIONS OF TEETHYou eat different kinds of food every day. You bite, tear, chew, crush and grind the food before you swallow it.How do you do this?You have teeth in your mouth that help you do this. Your teeth also help you talk. And they give shape to your face. So, your teeth has an important role to play in your daily life.But do you know that when you were born, you did not have any teeth?The teeth appear when a baby is 6 or 7 months old.MILK TEETHMost children have their first set of teeth by the time they are three years old. These are called the milk teeth, and there are 20 in all. When a child is five or six years these teeth start falling out, one by one.milk teethLearning OutcomesAsk your mother when your first tooth appeared.Checkpoint7 YOUR TEETH274 Arrow-Puffin-4_Semester-1 ScienceLook into a mirror. Open your mouth.What are the different parts you see inside your mouth? How do they help you?Warm UpIn this lesson, you will learn about:%u2022 Functions of Teeth%u2022 Permanent Teeth%u2022 Types of Teeth%u2022 Milk Teeth%u2022 Structure of a Tooth%u2022 Taking Care of Your Teeth