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What are deciduous teeth?
Deciduous teeth are what are commonly referred to as baby teeth - the teeth will fall out as they are replaced with permanent adult teeth.teeth that are losable
Why do dentists sometimes refer to a baby teeth as a deciduous teeth?
Deciduous means in and of itself means falling off or shedding deciduous. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Retrieved December 18, 2007, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/deciduous this would be why they refer to baby teeth as deciduous because they are shed. Baby teeth can also be called primary teeth, and also deciduous teeth.
What are the first teeth to appear are?
deciduous teeth
How many deciduous teeth also known as 'baby teeth' does a child have?
Adults have 32 teeth unless the wisdom teeth are removed, then the number is 28. Deciduous teeth are baby teeth and an adult has 0 of these.
How many deciduous do human have?
Humans have twenty deciduous teeth.
Baby teeth are called deciduous teeth?
Yes, they are.
WHAT IS the difference between permanent and deciduous dentition?
Deciduous are commonly known as baby teeth. Permanent are adult teeth
What are the initial teeth called?
deciduous
In human the number of deciduous teeth is?
Humans usually have 20 deciduous teeth. These teeth will start falling out around age 6, and are later replaced with a permanent dentition.
Why are humans deciduous teeth replaced with permanent teeth?
to think wisely
What is the medical term meaning first set of teeth?
Baby teeth, milk teeth or first teeth. Baby teeth, milk teeth or first teeth.
What teeth do horses lose?
Horses lose their deciduous or "baby" teeth. When horses are born they already have their secondary set of teeth underneath their "baby teeth" just as humans do. The permanent set of teeth will grow in and push the primary set of teeth out.
