Oral hygiene

Cleaning the mouth by brushing the teeth and cleaning in between the teeth

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June 2022 Second major update released, adding over 100 Pokémon, including all remaining second generation Pokémon from Pokémon Gold and Silver.
November 2021 First major game update added several new hats and four new Pokémon.
June 17 2020 Pokémon Smile was announced during a Pokémon Presents presentation and released on the same day.
June 17 2020 Pokémon Smile was officially released by The Pokémon Company as a free mobile app for Android and iOS devices, designed to teach children about dental hygiene through an augmented reality tooth-brushing game involving Pokémon characters.
September 2019 Development of Pokémon Smile ramps up, with increased focus and resources allocated to the project after initial groundwork in July.
July 2019 Development of Pokémon Smile officially begins, with initial planning and game concept work starting at LITALICO and The Pokémon Company.
2018
Tooth brushing
Multiple studies highlighted that tooth brushing, while the most common preventive healthcare activity, remains ineffective for most people, with lay individuals cleaning at most 40% of tooth margins at the gum line.
2017
Tooth brushing
A research study simulated seven years of brushing with a sonic toothbrush on extracted teeth with composite fillings, finding no microleakage at enamel-filling bonds.

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