Teeth, Their Structure and Care

Duration: 11

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1956

Creator: Coronet Films

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Credits: J Robert Schumaker

Description: A seventeen-year-old boy who has been negligent in the care of his teeth visits a dentist and learns about dental health. The dentist discusses the causes of tooth decay, shows the boy how to brush his teeth properly, and emphasizes the importance of diet, exercise, and periodic dental examinations in protecting teeth from decay. Animated sequences are used in describing the function of incisors, cuspids, and bicuspids, and in illustrating the decaying process in a tooth., Uses animation to show the functions of various teeth, the structure of a tooth and how decay spreads.

Complete Record: A seventeen-year-old boy who has been negligent in the care of his teeth visits a dentist and learns about dental health. The dentist discusses the causes of tooth decay, shows the boy how to brush his teeth properly, and emphasizes the importance of diet, exercise, and periodic dental examinations in protecting teeth from decay. Animated sequences are used in describing the function of incisors, cuspids, and bicuspids, and in illustrating the decaying process in a tooth.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.

Metadata Source:Wikipedia — List of Coronet Films