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    16. The dentist’s leaflet below shows how plaque causes tooth decay.

    How plaque causes tooth decay

    Plaque forms on the Bacteria live and


    surface of teeth. breed in plaque.

    Bacteria use sugar Acid causes


    to produce acid. tooth decay.

    (a) (i) Explain how reducing the amount of plaque can reduce tooth decay.
    Use the leaflet to help you.

    16ai

    1 mark

    16ai

    1 mark

    (ii) Using an alkaline toothpaste also reduces tooth decay.


    Give the reason for this.

    16aii

    1 mark

    (b) A group of boys wanted to find out how well plaque is removed by brushing teeth.

    Every day, before they brushed their teeth, the boys chewed a tablet that stains
    plaque red.

    Explain why the boys looked at their teeth before and after brushing.

    16b

    1 mark

    KS3/09/Sc/Tier 3–6/P1 30
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    (c) The diagram below shows teeth with the plaque stained.

    plaque

    The boys used a grid drawn on clear plastic to measure the area of the
    plaque on their teeth.

    A B

    (i) Grid B is better than grid A for measuring the area of plaque.

    Why is a grid with smaller squares better for measuring the area
    of plaque?

    16ci

    1 mark

    (ii) The squares on grid B represent 1 mm2.

    Use grid B to estimate the area of the tooth covered by plaque.


    16cii
    mm2
    1 mark

    END OF TEST

    maximum 6 marks
    Total
    KS3/09/Sc/Tier 3–6/P1 31

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