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A poem contributed by Nicole Laws (11/13/2004), a student at Valencia Community College in Orlando, FL

 

Pellicle Pellicle

Why are you there?

I get my teeth cleaned

And you don’t even care.

 

You coat my teeth

So fast you grow

But you sneaky thing,

You don’t even show!

 

Saliva Saliva

Let’s have a talk

I know I eat sugar

Must you watch like a hawk?

 

The minute I gobble

Something sweet and sticky

You start dividing that sucrose

And from here it gets tricky!

 

Sucrose Sucrose

You disaccharide

I really like you,

Can’t you be on my side?

 

Instead you are feeding

The great enemies

And my poor pellicle

They wont’ let it be!

 

 

Bacteria Bacteria

That sucrose you like

As you eat it glucans and grow

And then fructans that hide

 

On my pellicle wall

Your colonies sneak

If I leave you there

Together you’ll creep

 

Biofilm Biofilm

Your chemicals talk

And your bacteria connect

With their matrix lock

 

Oh,  is plaque what you

Want to be called today?

Let’s not be picky

Biofilm/plaque…it’s all the same.

 

Caries Caries

You’re not welcome here

If it wasn’t for mutans

You might disappear

 

Those cocci that form

On my beautiful crown

Can seep into my pits

and decay might be found

 

Mutans Mutans

Yes, you are the first

But Listerine’s coming

I’ll spit and you’ll burst!

 

But if you are quick

And your community grows

You send the filaments and rods

that my gingiva shows.

 

Perio Perio

Please stay away

My gingiva’s red

But NO, NOT AA!!!!

 

I know it is cozy

In the pocket you form

But the water pik’s coming

Watch out for the storm!

 

Some of you critters

Might make my gums bleed

And if you’re there long

They may start to recede

 

Wiggle, Jiggle

If we’ve lost the JE

in my hands

My teeth may be

 

So sad it would be

To eat only applesauce

Because all my teeth

To you bullies I’ve lost

 

And of my smile

What will be?

Just lips and gums

For all to see.

 

What a horrible thought!

What a horrible sight!

In my mouth you’re not welcome,

I’m through being polite.

 

Too nice I’ve been

To let you stay

At my mouth’s expense

As you play

 

Pellicle, Saliva

Sucrose too

Biofilm, Bacteria

And Perio’s crew.

 

I know everything about

The harm you all can make

But surely I can stop it

If your sequence I break

 

I have it down

What I must do

To keep my mouth

From seeing you.

 

When I eat

What tastes so yummy

The mouth start’s doing

Something crummy

 

Sticky Sticky

Are the sweets

Cookies and cake

Aren’t good to eat

 

Brush Brush

And use that floss

And my teeth

Won’t be a loss

 

My gingiva will

Be pretty in pink

And no red surprises

Will come out in the sink

 

So simply put

You’ve worn your stay

So move on out

Health starts today!