Nutrition and Oral Health

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Across
  1. 3. Produces calcium.
  2. 6. _______ grains help to reduce gum disease and inflammation.
  3. 7. Using these products can cause stained teeth, dulled sense of taste and smell, gum disease, and oral cancer.
  4. 9. Eating disorders can develop during any stage in life but typically appear during the ______ years or young adulthood.
  5. 11. An emotional disorder characterized by an obsessive desire to lose weight by refusing to eat.
  6. 12. Fruits and veggies are high in water and ______ which help clean teeth, and stimulate saliva.
  7. 14. Foods that promote dental decay- usually soft and sticky- crackers, cookies, sugars.
  8. 16. Grains, Fruits, Vegetables, Dairy, and Protein make up the main ______ groups.
Down
  1. 1. Foods that do not promote dental decay- usually crunchy- sugarless gums, veggies, meat, eggs.
  2. 2. an emotional disorder involving distortion of body image and an obsessive desire to lose weight, in which bouts of extreme overeating are followed by depression and self-induced vomiting, purging, or fasting.
  3. 4. Brush _____ times per day for _____ minutes.
  4. 5. Strengthens teeth and are vital for tissue construction.
  5. 8. Bulimia can cause _______ of teeth.
  6. 10. The destruction of tooth enamel.
  7. 13. Foods high in carbs, sugars, and starches greatly contribute to the production of plaque _______.
  8. 15. Severe gum disease is a major cause of _______ loss in adults.