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Before oral health educators (OHEs) can deliver dental health messages to patients and confidently discuss oral care and disease with them, they will need a basic understanding of how the mouth develops in utero (in the uterus), the anatomy of the oral cavity (Figures 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, and 1.4), and how the following structures function within it:

 Teeth (including dentition).

 Periodontium (the supporting structure of the tooth).

 Tongue.

 Salivary glands (and saliva).

Figure 1.1 Structure of the oral cavity.

Source: From [1]. Reproduced with permission of Elsevier.

Figure 1.2 A healthy mouth (white person).

Source: [2]. Reproduced with permission of Blackwell.

Figure 1.3 A healthy mouth (black person).

Source: Alison Chapman.

Figure 1.4 A healthy mouth (Asian person).

Source: Alison Chapman.