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Our mouth is a wonderfully designed machine with many different parts that operate all together to keep you ALIVE, HEALTHY and HAPPY.

The parts of this incredible machine are :

The upper jaw, that is part of the scull
The lower jaw, connected with the upper jaw and with ability to move up-down and from side to side
The teeth and gums
The muscles which form the cheeks
The tongue
The saliva.
 
USE OF THE MOUTH AND TEETH 
 The mouth and teeth are used not only for eating, but also for formatting the sounds while speaking and for the expression of our feelings and emotions. 
 The absence of one or more teeth can cause problems to digesting your food, right speech and good appearance, affecting your physical and mental health. 
 
EATING AND SWALLOWING 
The mouth is like a super mincing machine
- the front teeth cut the food
- the side teeth tear and shred it
- the back teeth crush and grind it
- the saliva moistens the food and
- the action of the tongue and the cheeks mix it all up so that it is easy to swallow
- tiny pimples on the surface of the tongue, the 'taste buds' tell you what you are tasting.
SPEAKING AND SINGING 
- from the first yell of a new born baby the mouth mixes the sounds which come up from the vocal chords in your throat
- all the different sounds which people make when they talk and sing nav_protypoends on the way they use their : LIPS - TONGUE -TEETH
 

 EXPRESSION 
- whenever you show your feelings you use your mouth for : Smiling - Laughing - Crying - Kissing - Licking - Blowing - Whistling ...

 
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