Exercise Your Brain

Staying healthy means taking good care of your body – and your mind. To help your mind stay sharp, complete puzzles like this one, read or do other activities that require mental focus. It’s good for your mind and fun, too!

Across
1. It is important to do this to your teeth twice a day if possible
5. Get in between the cracks to clean your teeth!
8. CAT ___ (acronym for medical diagnostic technique)
9. If teeth are ___, gums are less likely to get infected
11. Label often worn by doctors and nurses
12. What supports a tooth
14. This dental procedure is great if you have missing teeth
15. Dentist title
18. Makes a happy face (when teeth are in good shape)
19. V isits, a dentist for example
22. Relating to gum disease
24. _______ Medical Center has excellent dental and medical programs

Down
1. Come ___ to see your dentist at least twice a year for examination
2. ___ your toothbrush!
3. Surgeon’s tool
4. Health and nutrition (for short)
6. Choose, the best dentists for example
7. Avoid foods with ____ in them which can fuel bacteria, causing gum disease
10. Life is much more ___ when you look after your teeth
12. Holes where there are missing teeth
13. The first and 4th letters of Montefiore
16. When to see a dentist if you have painful teeth (abbreviation)
17. Canines are ___ ___ molars
20. _____ bleeding gums by seeing your dentist for treatment and advice
21. Game where the ball is the same color as your teeth
23. Avoid having teeth taken ___ by taking regular care of them

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