Unit: Watch Your Mouth

 

Topic: Oral Health

Rationale: Students will understand the components of oral health. Furthermore, they will recognize that good oral health is an essential part of good general health and nutrition throughout life.

 

Keywords: anatomy, chewing, brush, floss, calcium, demineralization, enamel, fluoride, oral hygiene, plaque, tooth decay, caries

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Lesson 1: Normal Anatomy of the Healthy Mouth

Pre-Activity 1A: Oral Health Slide Show Activity 1A: The Mouth Activity 1B: The Kinds of Teeth & Animal Teeth - Tooth Math Activity 1C: The Parts of the Tooth Activity 1D: The Mechanics of Chewing

Lesson 2: Nutrition and Oral Health

Activity 2A: Foods that Hurt or Help Oral Health Activity 2B: Oral Health Food Journal Activity 2C: Oral Health Collage Activity 2D: Eating Habits and Oral Health

Lesson 3: Oral Hygiene

Activity 3A: Oral Hygiene in Children's Books Activity 3B: Brushing and Flossing Activity 3C: Oral Health Guest Speaker Activity 3D: Oral Health Care Record Activity 3E: Dental Childhood Events - Writing Activity 3F: Oral Health Posters

Lesson 4: Mineralization

Activity 4A: Mineralization Cycle - Introduction Activity 4B: Lab-pH of Common Foods Activity 4C: Fluoride Lab Activity 4D: Group Research on Fluoride - Social Studies Activity 4E: Fluoridation Commercials

Lesson 5: Pathology

Activity 5A: Tooth Decay Activity 5B: Plaque: The Why and Hows Activity 5C: Plaque Accumulation Activity 5D: Casting Teeth Activity 5E: Family Oral Health Survey Activity 5F: Writing about Periodontal Disease

Lesson 6: Tooth Loss/Replacement

Activity 6A: Background and Note Taking: Effects of Tooth Loss Activity 6B: Types of Tooth Replacements Activity 6C: Oral Health - Personal Decisions

Resource

Oral Health PowerPoint Presentation html version     ppt version 2 MB

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Unit Overview

Unit Overview and Background Information for Teachers

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Unit Objectives

Students will be able to:

• label the structures of the oral cavity
• identify types, position, function, and parts of teeth
• identify foods that promote good oral hygiene
• model proper techniques of brushing and flossing
• illustrate the cycle of demineralization/remineralization
• analyze the acidity in common foods that may promote demineralization
• observe plaque build-up
• illustrate the progression of tooth decay and periodontal disease
• examine their mouths for bite and missing teeth
• determine how tooth loss affects nutrition and facial structure
• observe types of dental replacements
• apply oral health knowledge to their personal decision making

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Unit/Lesson Evaluation

Oral Health Pre Test

Oral Health Post Test

Oral Health Pre/Post Tests Answer Key

 

This activity may be useful for pre and post evaluation and would merit placement in student portfolios for future reference.

Lab pH of Common Foods - Activity 4B

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Subject Areas Covered

	Lsn 1	Lsn 2	Lsn 3	Lsn 4	Lsn 5	Lsn 6
History			•	•
Science	•	•	•	•
English		•		•	•	•
Reading			•	•	•	•
Fine Art		•		•
Health	•	•	•	•	•	•

 

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Funding

Positively Aging® Curriculum Program Funding 1997-2008:
National Institutes of Health
National Center for Research Resources
National Institute on Aging
Science Education Partnership Award
Grant # R25 RR 18549

 

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