difference between milk teeth and permanent teeth
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Explanation:
Milk teeth ( Deciduous teeth)
○ Start erupting after 6 months of birth and appear between 6 to 24 months.
○ Smaller, weaker and temporary.
○ 3 types (incisor, canine and molars)
8 incisors + 4 canines + 8 molars.
○ 20 in number, 10 each in the upper and lower jaw.
○ Dental formula of milk teeth 2012.
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2012
Permanent teeth
○ Begin to replace milk teeth in the 6 th year of age and usually completed by 24 years.
○Stronger and permanent.
○4 types (incisor, canine premolars and molars)
8 incisor+ 4 canine+ 8 premolars + 12 molars.
○ 32 in number, 16 each in the upper and lower jaw.
○ Dental formula of permanent teeth 2123
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2123.
⇒There are two sets of teeth in human beings.In child from the age of 6 months to 8 years , 20 milk teeth grow , which are the temporary set of teeth.These milk teeth are replaced by a Permanent set of teeth , which are 32 in number [ 16 in each jaw ] .
⇒The outer and strongest part that covers the tooth is called enamel
⇒ The visible part of tooth present above the gums is called Crown
Milk Teeth :
• They grown in child from the age of 6 months to 8 years
• They are 20 in number .
• They shed off and are replaced by permanent set of teeth .
• They do not contain molars .
Permanent Teeth :
• They are found in adult human beings
• They are 32 in number .
• Once shed , they cannot be replaced naturally .
• They contain 6 molars in each jaw.