primary tooth

Related to primary tooth: Milk teeth

de·cid·u·ous tooth

a tooth of the first set of teeth, comprising 20 in all, that erupts between 6-24 months of life.

primary tooth

Any of the temporary first teeth of a young mammal. Also called baby tooth, deciduous tooth, milk tooth.

de·cid·u·ous tooth

(dĕ-sij'ū-ŭs tūth) [TA]
One of the first set of teeth, comprising 20 in all, which erupt between the mean ages of 6 and 28 months of life.
Synonym(s): dens deciduus [TA] , baby tooth, deciduous dentition, milk dentition, milk tooth, primary dentition, primary tooth, temporary tooth.


(tooth) (teth) plural.teeth
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STRUCTURE OF A TOOTH: (longitudinal section)


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See: dental plaque; periodontal disease

accessional tooth


anterior tooth


baby tooth

Deciduous tooth.

bicuspid tooth


bull tooth


cracked tooth

A tooth whose enamel and dentin are fractured.
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deciduous tooth


hypersensitive tooth




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impacted tooth


malacotic tooth


milk tooth

Deciduous tooth.

permanent tooth

Synonym: secondary tooth See: deciduous tooth for illus

primary tooth

Deciduous tooth.

sclerotic tooth


secondary tooth

Permanent tooth.

succedaneous tooth


wisdom tooth

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Finally, for each tooth pair the vertical distance between the primary tooth and the permanent successor was evaluated by two of the authors as having a close relation or a non-close relation.
Primary tooth pulp therapy as taught in predoctoral pediatric dental programs in the United States.
Example of occlusal restoration on a primary tooth with a pack- able GIC: RivaA Self Cure (SDI)
Chelicera: fixed finger with large primary tooth and medial tooth, smaller anterior tooth.
(2) If an extraction does not occur, the primary tooth will be repositioned and splinted, and a root canal may be performed.
* An over-retained primary tooth is a "baby tooth" that is still in position when a permanent tooth is erupting into the same space.
This primary tooth of USNM 2225 is unusually short for a M3 of Mammut americanum, which normally is about 160 to 225 mm long (Skeels, 1962; Lucas, 1987).
The factors that determine the effect of injury in the permanent teeth include age of the patient, developmental stage of the tooth germ, and anatomic proximity of the primary tooth to the permanent tooth germ and the magnitude and direction of force.
The prompt treatment of pulp is important to minimize bacterial invasion and ensure pulpal healing, preventing necrosis of the primary tooth. However, the dental pulp can evolve to a hyperplasia and resists to necrosis, showing resistance and reactivity against bacterial infection [4].
Sener, "Temperature rise under normal and caries-affected primary tooth dentin disks during polymerization of adhesives and resin-containing dental materials," Dental Materials Journal, vol.