Tooth Protectors has the player defend a set of teeth from threats related to poor eating habits, in a premise related to Plaque Attack's but developed independently, within the curious small category of oral-hygiene games the Atari 2600 had in the early 80s. It was, in fact, originally sponsored by a toothpaste brand as part of a promotional campaign. It's a curious example of how mass-consumer brands were starting to flirt with video games as an advertising tool, long before video game marketing became a formal industry.

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