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The real Rotters

Here are pictures of the bacteria the characters are based on in The Rotters, taken using a scanning electron microscope to magnify the bacteria by

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Toothy Facts

How can we stop tooth decay?

Teeth are built to last a lifetime. First, our milk teeth – or primary teeth – arrive, which start falling out naturally by around the

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Streptococcus mutans
Toothy Facts

So what are real Rotters?

The Rotters are based on real bacteria that live in our mouths from birth, called streptococcus mutans. There are other oral bacteria in there too,

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