Question

why baby teeth are called deciduous teeth?

Answer 1

Deciduous is nothing but loosening anything. like tropical deciduous forest shed their leaves in summer, similarly baby also looses her or his milk teeth . so it may not be wrong to say that baby teeth are also called as deciduous teeth.☺

Answer 2

Answer:

BABY TEETH ARE CALLED DECIDUOUS TEETH BICOZ DECIDUOUS MEANS LOSENING ANYTHING. AS THE BABY'S FIRST SET OF TEETH IS CALLED MILK TEETH. AND THE MILK TEETH ARE ALSO CALLED TEMPORARY OR DECIDUOUS TEETH.