9th March False Teeth Day

While researching Tooth Fairy Day I learned there is actually a day for  false teeth. Do we still need this day? It is celebrated on the day that Charles Graham was issued with a patent for his invention of artificial teeth. It was designed initially to make us think about teeth care too. 

I wonder if children actually have knowledge of false teeth today. Their grandparents probably have implants or a small plate, not dentures. I thought immediately of the book Grandad's Teeth by Rod Clements which used to make children really laugh. If you are going to read it aloud, you need to practise first because Grandad's speech without his teeth is hard to say. 

I was surprised to find that we had other false teeth books in the library. There are false teeth in 

• Crabtree by Jon and Tucker Nichols

This tall book is about Alfred Crabtree who has lost his false teeth. He knows he will find them if he tidies up his clutter. He sets out to organise his life.  

and in 

• Dave and the Tooth Fairy by Verna Wilkins and Carl Pearce.

Despite being about the tooth fairy, this book also talks about grandad's false teeth.

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