Brushing your teeth Lesson 73 of the everyday course of Mova's primary school: 20 sentences, each with its syntax tree and pragmatics. The lessons are written for Mova, and their agreed trees are part of Mova corpus 0.4 (CC BY-SA 4.0). How Mova does on its tests: the lesson at school .
1 Brushing twice a day, after breakfast and last thing before bed, clears the plaque away; the night brush matters most, because while you sleep there is less spit to wash and protect your teeth. 2 Toothpaste has fluoride, which makes teeth stronger: spit the toothpaste out, but do not rinse with lots of water, so a little fluoride stays on the teeth. 3 Brush gently in small circles with a soft brush for about two minutes, and do the tongue too; a toothbrush is personal and is never shared. 4 A boy in Toronto, tired after a long day, still brushes for two minutes at bedtime, because he knows night is when teeth are most at risk. 5 Germs and food make plaque, a sticky layer that causes holes in the teeth. 6 Teeth are brushed twice a day, after breakfast and last thing before bed, for about two minutes. 7 At night there is less spit in the mouth to protect the teeth, so the bedtime brush is the most important. 8 After brushing you spit out the toothpaste but do not rinse straight away, so the fluoride keeps protecting the teeth. 9 Teeth are brushed gently in small circles with a soft brush, because hard scrubbing hurts the gums and wears the teeth. 10 Germs on the tongue cause bad breath, so the tongue is brushed gently too. 11 Gums that bleed a little usually have plaque on them; gentle brushing helps them heal, and you tell a parent if it goes on. 12 A toothbrush with bent, splayed bristles does not clean well and is changed about every three months. 13 A toothbrush is never shared, because it can carry germs and blood from one mouth to another. 14 Toothpaste is spat out, not swallowed, because too much swallowed fluoride is not good for the body. 15 Acidic drinks like orange juice soften the tooth enamel for a while, so you brush before breakfast or wait about an hour after it before brushing. 16 A boy in Texas hardly brushed for a year; a hole grew in a back tooth, it began to throb at night, and the dentist had to take the tooth out. 17 A girl in Glasgow went to bed after sweets without brushing most nights; at her check-up she had three cavities that needed fillings, one after another. 18 Tooth decay (dentists call it caries) is the most common long-lasting disease of children, and it is almost always preventable. 19 A bad cavity (a hole in a tooth) can cause toothache, an infection with a swollen face, and the loss of the tooth. 20 Baby teeth can get holes too; a rotten baby tooth hurts, can get infected and can harm the grown-up tooth growing under it. ← previous Keeping garden wildlife safenext → Flossing and caring for your teeth↑ back to Everyday This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/73-brushing-your-teeth/