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Open Wide - And Show Us Your TEETH!

Have you ever wondered why your baby teeth fall out? Or wanted to know what the inside of a tooth looks like? Well, you can discover the answers to these and other interesting tooth truths when you visit the hands-on TEETH! exhibit at the Providence Children's Museum.

Join the thousands of children and their families who have already visited the exhibit, which features a ten-times life-size model of the human mouth wearing size 22 sneakers.

The exhibit is targeted especially to children age 5 to 8, when a loose tooth is a major consideration. Activity stations explore what happens when adult teeth come in, document tooth development from infancy through dentures, and examine what happens when a baby tooth falls out. Of course, in the United States, it's the Tooth Fairy who gathers them. But in Cambodia, custom dictates that baby teeth are thrown onto the roof of the house to ensure the permanent tooth comes in straight. The exhibit includes many tooth traditions like these from around the world.

Do You Believe In The Tooth Fairy?
You can be sure that two-year-old Emma believes after meeting the Delta Dental Tooth Fairy while visiting the TEETH! exhibit during Dental Health Month.
{photo by Pamela Murray}

TEETH! is open during the Museum's regular hours - Tuesday thru Sunday, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM, on Mondays during the summer and on school holidays, and until 8 PM on selected Fridays. Additionally, schools can check out the Museum's school-based programs, including activities based on Delta Dental's Teeth-On-the-Go bookbag program. Click here for a full schedule of events.

Plaque Attack
Nine-year-old Maggie brushes up on her flossing skills by using the giant mouth model at the Providence Children's Musem.
{photo by Pamela Murray}