baby tooth
noun
: a temporary tooth of a young mammal that in human dentition includes four incisors, two canines, and four molars in each jaw : milk tooth, deciduous tooth
If one of my sisters or brothers or I lost a baby tooth, we always put it in an envelope under our pillow.—
Ian Frazier
Ian FrazierBy the time a dog is about a year old, the baby teeth will have been gradually replaced by 42 permanent teeth …—Tom Ewing
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However, studies conducted after 1975, including nearly 3,000 children in the U.K. and Australia, estimated the benefit was lower, at 0.24 fewer decayed baby teeth per child.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
Among kids between the ages of 6 and 8, more than half have had a cavity in their baby teeth.
—Erica Jackson Curran, Parents, 7 Aug. 2024
One set appeared to be baby teeth, also called milk teeth, while the others were adult teeth.
—Katie Cottingham, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024
The term silver tooth kid refers to kids that get silver caps placed on their decaying baby teeth.
—Erica Jackson Curran, Parents, 7 Aug. 2024
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Erika Edwards, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
Among kids between the ages of 6 and 8, more than half have had a cavity in their baby teeth.
—Erica Jackson Curran, Parents, 7 Aug. 2024
One set appeared to be baby teeth, also called milk teeth, while the others were adult teeth.
—Katie Cottingham, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024
The term silver tooth kid refers to kids that get silver caps placed on their decaying baby teeth.
—Erica Jackson Curran, Parents, 7 Aug. 2024
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“Baby tooth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baby%20tooth. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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