🦷 Milk teeth
Also known as: baby teeth, deciduous teeth
A child's first teeth.
Milk teeth are a child's first teeth. There are 20 of them: 10 in each jaw. The first teeth usually come through at around six months. Most often the lower front incisors appear first. By two to two and a half years, all the milk teeth have grown in.
From about 6 to 12 years old, milk teeth gradually fall out, and permanent teeth grow in their place. This is usually painless. By 13, most children have only permanent teeth left.
They are called milk teeth in almost all European languages. Most likely this is because they appear at an age when the child still lives on milk. In some Asian countries they are called “falling teeth”. Even though milk teeth will fall out, they need care. They help with chewing and speaking clearly. They also hold space for the permanent teeth and help them grow straight.
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Frequently asked questions
How many baby teeth do children have?
Twenty: ten in the upper jaw and ten in the lower jaw.
When do baby teeth fall out?
Usually from 6 to 12 years old. By 13, most children have their permanent teeth.
Why treat baby teeth if they fall out anyway?
They are needed for chewing and speech, and they hold space for the permanent teeth.
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