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What Am I?

If I were a part of a house, I would be the basement, you can’t

see me, but I am very important, what am I?

I am like the foundation of a house, I keep your teeth in place so

they can function as they should. I am soft and pink, what am I?

I go all the way down into the root of the tooth, under the gums.

If you have a pain in your tooth, you can be sure it is coming from

me. Like the inside of a house, where you find all the stuff, inside

of me you can find nerve endings and the blood supply your

teeth need to be healthy. What am I?

I cover the root of the tooth, and anchor it down into the bone,

what am I?

I am very hard and protect the inside of your tooth, like the walls

of a house. I am shiny and white and need to be brushed regu-

larly to remove plaque, what am I?

I am like the entire outside of a house, you can see me sticking up

out of gums, what am I?

I am softer than enamel but still a hard, bone like substance and

yellow in color. I protect the very center of your tooth, like insu-

lation in a house. What part am I?

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