Appreciating Your Mouth: Its Parts and Their Purposes

When you stop and think about it, your mouth is a pretty remarkable system! What other body part can perform so many essential and complex functions? Your mouth talks, drinks, breathes, smiles, kisses, and starts the digestion process by biting and chewing food. By appreciating the different parts of your mouth and their purposes, you can gain a strong appreciation of how it benefits you overall. Here are the main parts of your oral anatomy and how they play a role in helping your amazing mouth do its job.