Loss of Baby Teeth
All of the 20 baby teeth will be replaced from age 6 to 16. An additional 12 molars will complete the adult dentition with 32 teeth. There is a routine sequence to the loss of the baby teeth.
Here is the sequence for the arrival of baby teeth:
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Both baby and permanent teeth have fairly well-defined times of eruption. The ages listed are the typical ages that an adult tooth has fully emerged.
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