Why do we have to clean our teeth twice daily?

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We have to brush our teeth to take the plaque off. Plaque is the yucky stuff that sticks to our teeth. It has germs that make holes in our teeth. We brush to keep our teeth clean.
We have to eat healthy food. Food with sugar makes holes.                     By Ryan

Bacteria in our mouth eat food stuck on our teeth.
Eating the food makes acid. That makes holes in our teeth. So we need to brush twice a day to stop this.
By Zac

..............Because if we don't brush our teeth, then they'll get holes in them from a little bug. By Francis

...............Because they go yellow. By Danni

We brush our teeth twice a day because we don't get dirty teeth. We need to brush our teeth every night so we don't get dirty gums and we eat healthy food so we don't get dirty teeth. By Kempton

We need to brush our teeth every day because if we don't our teeth will get dirty and get holes in them.
They might even fall out!   By Samantha

................You must brush your teeth to remove the bacteria.   By Mitchell

................ So your teeth do not go rotten and your breath smells nice.   By Regan

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