• Hello friends!!!! It’s obvious that we all love to eat chocolates, candies, sweet little toffees, sticky foods, juices, junk food………… the list is long.

• But instead of all these things we should also take care of our teeth. Because our teeth is one the most important part of our body.. Having good shiny teeth, poses a good refreshing smile…

• … so my friends, take care of your teeth and have a big gorgeous smile on your faces!!!

Oh I wish I’d looked Oh I wish I’d looked after me teethafter me teeth

- Pam Ayres- Pam Ayres

Oh, I wish I’d looked after me teeth,And spotted the perils beneath.All the toffees I chewed,And the sweet sticky food,Oh, I wish I’d looked after me teeth.

I wish I’d been that much more willin’When I had more tooth there than fillin’To pass up gobstoppers.From respect to me choppers,And to buy something else with me shillin’.

When I think of the lollies I licked,And the liquorice all sorts I picked,Sherbet dabs, big and little,All that hard peanut brittle,My conscience gets horribly pricked.

Oh I showed them the toothpaste all right,I flashed it about late at night,But up-and brushin’And pokin’ and fussin’

Didn’t seem worth the time –I could bite!If I’d known, I was paving the wayTo cavities, caps and decay,The murder of fillin’sInjections and drillin’s I’d thrown all me sherbet away.

So I lay in the old dentist’s chair, And I gaze up his nose in despair,And his drill it do whine,In these molars of mine.“Two amalgum”, he’ll say," for in there.”

How I laughed at my mother’s false teeth,As they foamed in the waters beneath.But now comes the reckonin’It’s me they are beckonin’Oh, I wish I’d looked after me teeth.

About the poetess• Pam Ayres (1947-) is a contemporary

writer, a great entertainer who writes and performs comic verse. She started writing poems and verses as a hobby and has appeared in every major T.V show in the U.K. She has published six books of poems, and cut seven record albums including a collection of 50 best known poems.

Difficult words and their meanings:• Me teeth: my teeth• Gobstoppers: a large, hard sweet• Liquorice: candy made with the

dried root of the liquorice plant• Sherbet dabs: tiny sweets• pokin ‘and fussin’: checking

carefully• Amalgum: a mixture of mercury

and silver used to make fillings

Prevention is better than cure• Dental hygiene is very crucial to all of us.• A good smile is only caused by a good set of teeth.• It is necessary to keep them healthy• We should visit to our dentist regularly for the timely treatment.

• Long ago as people got older, teeth would rot away and be very painful. To get rid of a toothache, they had their teeth pulled out. Finally, people learned that cleaning their teeth was important, but they didn’t have toothpaste right away. while u’re swishing that minty- fresh paste around your mouth, think about what people used long ago to clean teeth:

• Ground- up chalk or charcoal.• Lemon juice.• ashes.• Tobacco and honey mixed together.

• It was only about 100 years ago that someone finally created a minty cream to clean teeth. Tooth brushing became popular during second world war . The U.S army gave brushes and toothpaste to all soldiers, and they learned to brush twice a day. Today there are plenty of toothbrush choices: lots of colors and flavors to choose from some are made just for kids. People with great looking teeth advertise toothpaste on commercials and in magazines. When you’re choosing a toothpaste, make sure it contains fluoride. Fluoride makes your teeth strong and protects them from cavities.

• It’s not just brushing and flossing that keep your teeth healthy – you also need to be careful about what you eat and drink. Remember, the plaque on your teeth is just waiting for sugar to arrive. Eat lots of fruits and vegetables and drink water instead of soda.

AND DON’T FORGET TO SMILE!!!!!!!.