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milk teeth
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milk teeth

Teeth that erupt in childhood between the ages of 6 and 30 months. They are replaced by the permanent teeth, which erupt between the ages of 6 and 21 years. See also dentition and tooth.



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This is due to the fact that adult teeth grow in darker than children''s deciduous teeth and because the enamel becomes more permeable.
These baby teeth, or deciduous teeth, grow in at a size that fits your jawbone at the time.
A child''s deciduous teeth are generally whiter than the adult teeth that follow.
 
 
 
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