Dr Dentist

Dr Dentist

The trick here is to work out which teeth are good and which teeth are bad. You are given a mean looking drill to test each tooth. The drill wont hurt the good teeth. If the drill touches a bad tooth, it gets very, very messy (and explosive!).

This game will definitely convince you that don't want bad teeth.

Exploding teeth are bad for your health!

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Dr Dentist

Evil Dentist

There was a time when a trip to the dentist could be very painful. Luckily, things are a lot better now- unless your dentist is purple and likes to use a Black and Decker!

Dentistry in the Middle Ages

Dentistry in the Middle Ages

There were no pain killers in the middle ages and no fillings. Mostly people just had to have a decayed tooth pulled out. This was a horrible experience but it was better than having bad teeth. If only they had learnt to brush more and eat less sweet stuff!

Why Doesn't a trip to the Dentist Hurt Anymore?

Mostly, a trip to the dentist is painless. This is because dentists have special drugs like Novocaine that stop you feeling any pain.

There are also gases or injections that can make people sleep while the dentist works.

The first gas used to take away the pain at the dentists was nitrous oxide. This is often called laughing gas because a few whiffs of the gas make people laugh uncontrollably.

Drugs that stop pain are called anesthetics.