# 1940s CHILDREN'S DENTIST EDUCATIONAL FILM DENTISTRY & ORAL HYGIENE 61754

This black and white film by Young American Films is a 1950s educational public service announcement on oral hygiene. It is an adaption of the British Information Service Film “Your Children’s Teeth”. The film begins with a girl smiling to show off her strong teeth ( 0:22 - 0:27 ). A dentist shows a decaying set of teeth, and then works on the mouth of a young woman to show a beautiful smile ( 0:27 - 0:47 ). Fresh vegetables are put in a basket, and vintage glass milk bottles are picked up by the door. ( 0:48 - 1:03 ). Butter, eggs, and cheese are shown on plates ( 1:04 - 1:10 ). A baby chews on a vintage toy, a toddler eats from a vintage high chair, and a little girl eats at a table ( 1:11 - 1:32 ). A vintage educational animation explains the growth of teeth ( 1:33 - 3:22 ). A dentist pulls back the gums of a young woman with a beautiful smile ( 3:23 - 3:34 ). A young woman with rotten teeth is shown attempting to eat, and an animation shows the poison moving through her body ( 3:23 - 4:16 ). A vintage animation shows the process of tooth decay ( 4:25 - 5:44 ). A young girl eats a jam sandwich, and then bites into an apple. Children and their mother eat apples ( 5:45 - 6:26 ). Children brush their teeth over vintage sinks ( 6:32 - 6:45 ). A girl demonstrates the proper way to brush teeth. This includes brushing with chalk and soda bicarbonate, which is the active ingredient in baking soda ( 6:46 - 8:27 ). A young girl is shown in her night robe, sitting on her bed,…

- Kind: Educational
- Genres: Education, Children's, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/61754YourTeethVwr)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Kids profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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