Why we need to brush our teeth  Clean teeth boy is all smiles
Mornings used to be pretty hectic in the Bennett household. Kids
had to be woken up. Dogs had to be let out. Breakfast had to be
eaten. And last but not least, teeth had to be brushed. Getting
all of this done with two kids, three dogs and only two parents
was very tricky. But somehow we managed. And now that our kids
are older, things have gotten a lot easier.  Today we're going
to focus on one of the most annoying things parents ask you to
do: brush your teeth. Although it only takes a couple of minutes
twice a day, brushing your teeth is an awful, rotten, unfair,
boring, ridiculous waste of time! Just kidding.  Brushing your
teeth is an important part of personal hygiene that even animals
take care of -- at least the ones that have teeth.  Animals
don't use toothbrushes, of course, but they chew and gnaw on
objects to keep their teeth clean.  The main thing that
separates humans from animals in the dental realm is sugar. If
we didn't have sugar