adult tooth

Replaces baby version

A permanent tooth, as opposed to a baby tooth or milk tooth.

Humans typically have 32 adult teeth, which begin replacing the primary teeth around age six and finish emerging in the late teens or early twenties with the wisdom teeth.

The dentist said her adult teeth were coming in straight.

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dental crown · root · root canal · crown · dentist · dental care · oral hygiene · cavity · filling · wisdom · extraction · bite · chew · jaw · gum · eruption · pulp · nerve

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Opposites
developmental stage of dentition

adult toothbaby tooth

Child's first tooth

milk tooth · baby teeth · milk teeth · deciduous teeth · primary tooth

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G