More about TEETH!
From "Grandmother, what big teeth you have" to Jaws, teeth fascinate children. TEETH! builds on this fascination to promote children’s awareness of the importance of taking care of their own teeth. Featuring a giant mouth wearing size 28 hightops, this exhibit makes dental health fun. Children brush the huge teeth with oversized toothbrushes, examine x-rays, peer into the jaws of carnivores and herbivores, and discover tooth truths. They find out what is really happening as their adult teeth emerge and what kids all over the world do with their baby teeth. A book nook contains carefully chosen fact and fiction about teeth and tooth care as well as take-home resource material for parents.
TEETH! is recommended for children age 5 to 8 – and their adult friends – for maximum understanding and interest. Younger and older children also enjoy many of the exhibit’s interactive elements. Exhibit educators are on hand to encourage fun and learning.

Some things to do in TEETH!

Preschoolers
Brush and floss the big mouth.
See if you can spot the tooth fairy – and the tooth mouse.
Sit on a giant tooth stool and listen to a toothy tale.
Ages 5 to 7
Examine the x-rays. Which ones are missing some teeth? Find one that looks like it has too many teeth.
Count the big mouth’s teeth. How many teeth do you have? Which ones are for biting and which ones are for grinding?
Look at the animal skulls. Try to find the two animals that have no teeth.
Wiggle the loose tooth. Find out how your baby teeth change before they fall out
Ages 8 and up
Look at the animal skulls. Use what you know about teeth to figure out which animals were carnivores, which were herbivores and which were omnivores.
Reach inside the mystery boxes and figure out what each tooth is for.
Read about the tooth traditions around the world. What do Australian children do with their baby teeth? What about kids in the Dominican Republic? Write about what happened to your baby teeth and add your story to the talk back board.