{"id":765,"date":"2022-01-20T05:20:24","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T05:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/west.sovalogic.com\/?p=765"},"modified":"2022-07-11T23:36:28","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T23:36:28","slug":"your-teeth-from-birth-to-adulthood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/springtimefamilydentalcare.com\/?p=765","title":{"rendered":"Your Teeth From Birth to Adulthood"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 id=\"1-1\">Baby Teeth<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><br>A child&#8217;s mouth contains 20 initial&nbsp;teeth, called primary&nbsp;teeth, baby&nbsp;teeth, or deciduous teeth, consisting of the following teeth types:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>4 second molars<\/li><li>4 first molars<\/li><li>4 cuspids (also called canine or&nbsp;eye&nbsp;teeth)<\/li><li>4 lateral incisors<\/li><li>4 central incisors<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For each set of four teeth, two teeth are located in the upper arch (one on each side of the&nbsp;mouth) and two are located in the lower arch (one on each side of the&nbsp;mouth).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To find out when primary teeth begin to appear, see the&nbsp;primary eruption illustration&nbsp;and the Teeth Eruption Charts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"1-2\">Permanent Teeth<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The adult mouth contains 32 permanent teeth, consisting of the following teeth types:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>4 third molars (also called&nbsp;wisdom teeth)<\/li><li>4 second molars (also called 12-year molars)<\/li><li>4 first molars (also called 6-year molars)<\/li><li>4 second bicuspids (also called second premolars)<\/li><li>4 first bicuspids (also called first premolars)<\/li><li>4 cuspids (also called canine or eye teeth)<\/li><li>4 lateral incisors<\/li><li>4 central incisors<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To find out when permanent teeth begin to appear, see the permanent eruption illustration and the Teeth Eruption Charts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"1-3\">Teeth Functions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Your teeth are used for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Biting and tearing.<\/strong>&nbsp;The central incisors and lateral incisors are primarily used for biting and cutting and canine teeth are primarily used for tearing food.<\/li><li><strong>Grinding and crushing.<\/strong>&nbsp;The premolars, molars, and&nbsp;wisdom teeth&nbsp;are primarily used for chewing and grinding food.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"1-4\">How Teeth Are Structured<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Each tooth consists of three main parts &#8211; the crown, the neck and root.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The&nbsp;<strong>crown<\/strong>&nbsp;is the visible part of the tooth. A protective layer called enamel covers the crown.<\/li><li>The&nbsp;<strong>neck<\/strong>&nbsp;is the area of the tooth between the crown and the root.<\/li><li>The&nbsp;<strong>root<\/strong>&nbsp;is the portion of the tooth that extends through the gum and into the bone of the jaw.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>WH Family Dental&nbsp;Medical Reference<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Baby Teeth A child&#8217;s mouth contains 20 initial&nbsp;teeth, called primary&nbsp;teeth, baby&nbsp;teeth, or deciduous teeth, consisting of the following teeth types: 4 second molars 4 first molars 4 cuspids (also called canine or&nbsp;eye&nbsp;teeth) 4 lateral incisors 4 central incisors For each set of four teeth, two teeth are located in the upper arch (one on each side of the&nbsp;mouth) and two &#8230; <\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/springtimefamilydentalcare.com\/?p=765\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":977,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[45],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.6.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Your Teeth From Birth to Adulthood - Springtime Hills Family Dental<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Discover surprising facts about your teeth from birth to adulthood. 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