August 9, 2007
Tooth Development from Start to Finish
We all remember as kids, the way are teeth came, left, and then came again. However, we never really understood the how and why of this remarkable process. We remember the fear of losing teeth. We remember the pain and the wondering of why. We remember the fairy tales that surround losing teeth as a child. This article will help illustrate how the process works from a highly medical standpoint.Genetics plays an important role in the existence and development of teeth. It determines when teeth come in and what they look like. Additional environmental factors and the mother’s condition during the nine month pregnancy have an effect. Other than that, what you see is what you get.Baby TeethThey are known as primary or deciduous teeth. Generally, the lower teeth appear before the upper teeth. The primary front teeth are called central and lateral incisors and usually arrive by the time the child is one. The next teeth to arrive are the primary first molars followed by the primary cuspids and then the primary second molars. All twenty baby teeth usually arrive by the time a child reaches three years of age.Adult TeethThey are known as […]
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