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Healthy






                 TEETH TIME
                 TEETH TIME













        You brush your teeth                               pile up they turn into a yellow
        every morning and                                  layer on our teeth called plaque.

        night. What about                                  Plaque can cause cavities,

        animals? Do they need                              or holes.
                                                             Pets have different kinds of
        to brush their teeth?                              bacteria in their mouths. Pets


        People need to brush because                       eat less sugar than people. But
        of sugar in the food we eat. Tiny                  pet food can turn into sugar in

        living creatures like to live in our               your pet’s mouth. Pets need to
        mouths because they love                           have their teeth brushed, but
        sugar! These creatures are a                       not as often as people. Use

        kind of bacteria. When bacteria                    special toothpaste or dental

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