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  • - [Narrator] This video is sponsored by Sensodyne.

  • - [Announcer] An now AsapSCIENCE presents, "The Teeth Song."

  • Teeth, they're neat

  • Calcified, chews to eat

  • Crown and root

  • In sections they are grouped

  • Incisors chop and they cut for you

  • Canines stab and rip too

  • Bicuspids crush the food

  • Molars grind

  • Upper maxilla

  • The lower mandible

  • ♪ A full set counts to 32 ♪

  • Enamel the hardest substance

  • In your body making up the crown

  • Dentin underneath supporting

  • structure further down

  • Cementum now

  • Connecting ligaments

  • And covering the root for more stability

  • The pulp is here

  • Blood vessels cheer

  • Periodontium tissue

  • Gingiva are down, act like glue

  • All combined for you to masticate

  • As omnivores, our diet is mixed

  • Eat organisms, get our fix

  • It's what makes us heterotrophs

  • So our teeth are there, the key purpose

  • Teeth, they're neat

  • Calcified, chews to eat

  • Crown and root

  • In sections they are grouped

  • Incisors chop and they cut for you. ♪

  • Canines stab and rip too

  • Bicuspids crush the food

  • Molars grind

  • Upper maxilla

  • The lower mandible

  • ♪ A full set counts to 32 ♪

  • Brushing teeth prevents cavities

  • Breaking plaque formation

  • Fluoride helps to build enamel

  • Through a process of remineralization

  • Mammals are diphyodont

  • Two sets of teeth are designed

  • From primary or baby

  • To permanent for your life

  • So brush your teeth

  • And floss like you-- ♪

  • In between

  • And they'll stay healthy

  • Now if you just keep

  • ♪ A regular routine

  • Teeth are great

  • To empty up your plate

  • But unchecked

  • Things can become a mess

  • If you do not clean your teeth

  • Bacteria will increase

  • Creating plaque and acid

  • Tooth decay can be rapid

  • Demineralization

  • And some painful sensations

  • Exposing nerves and dentin

  • While toxins start infecting

  • Inflaming up gum disease

  • Increased sensitivity

  • Without good oral hygiene

  • Bacteria reigns supreme

  • This is why we brush our teeth twice a day

  • As you keep gingivitis and diseases all at bay

  • For our teeth, they're neat

  • Calcified, chews to eat

  • Crown and root

  • Let's name those groups

  • First, we have central and lateral incisors

  • The canines are the longest to consider

  • Transitional first and second premolars

  • Also called bicuspids by the scholars

  • The first and second molars at the back grind

  • And if your clever you will find a third kind

  • Wisdom teeth

  • - Thank you all for listening and watching.

  • We wanna send a huge thank you to Sensodyne

  • for sponsoring this video and allowing us

  • to continue making fun, educational science videos.

  • They recently released a new product called,

  • Sensodyne Sensitivity and Gum,

  • which a a dual-action toothpaste that relieves sensitivity

  • but also improves gum health.

  • - I, along with 40% of people, experience sensitive teeth.

  • Most of the time when I'm eating

  • something very cold or very hot.

  • As shown in this song,

  • when tooth enamel wears away over time,

  • especially over long periods of time,

  • it can expose a soft inner part of your tooth called dentin.

  • This dentin has thousands of microscopic channels

  • that are running towards the nerves and the tooth's center.

  • Certain triggers can actually travel through these channels

  • and stimulate the nerve causing that short, sharp pain

  • that we know as tooth sensitivity.

  • - Sensodyne Sensitivity and Gum

  • not only builds a protective barrier

  • over the sensitive areas,

  • but it also targets and removes plaque,

  • which helps swollen or bleeding gums.

  • Often times gum problems are associated with sensitivity.

  • So for people who experience both, it's a great product.

  • - Sponsors like this allow us to keep making content

  • and sharing science and education

  • with people around the world.

  • So we are very thankful to Sensodyne.

  • Go check them out.

  • I mean, I personally use Sensodyne every single day.

  • We'll leave links in the description below.

  • - Thanks again for watching and singing along.

  • Send us videos of you singing them.

  • - Yeah, send us videos of you singing it,

  • and learning about your teeth.

  • - And we'll see you next time for another science video.

  • - [Both Men] Teeth

- [Narrator] This video is sponsored by Sensodyne.

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