1. Define a healthy mouth and determine if your mouth is healthy.

2. What is plaque?

3. Where does plaque come from?

4. What does plaque do?

5. Identify plaque in photographs of the mouth and in your own mouth.

6. What is decalcification?

7. What is decay?

8. What causes decalcification and decay?

9. Do you have decalcification and decay in your mouth?

10. How can decalcification and decay be prevented?

11. What is gum disease?

12. What is gingivitis?

13. What is calculus?

14. What is periodontitis?

15. Do you have gum disease?

16. How can gingivitis and periodontitis be prevented?

17. Describe tooth brushing procedures and describe the benefits of toothpaste.

18. Why do we brush our teeth?

19. How do we use a toothbrush to remove plaque?

20. What is important about toothpaste?

21. What kinds of toothpastes are there?

22. Describe oral hygiene methods with braces

23. How does plaque collect around braces and cause decalcification, decay and

gum disease?

24. How can you reveal where you have plaque around braces?

25. How do we brush differently with braces?

26. How do we floss and clean between our teeth with braces?

27. How do we floss under a fixed retainer?