primary dentition

The first, known as primary dentition stage, occurs when only primary teeth are visible.

Attempts are made not to extract a pulpal exposure as to maintain space in the primary dentition.

Both gemination and fusion are prevalent in primary dentition, with incisors being more affected.

Unknown in the primary dentition.

Frequently, incisors are shed first; occasionally almost the entire primary dentition is exfoliated prematurely.

In primary dentition the maxilla is more affected, with the condition usually involving the maxillary lateral incisor.

Nevertheless, the demand for esthetics in the primary dentition is usually lower than in the permanent dentition.

During primary dentition, the tooth buds of permanent teeth develop below the primary teeth, close to the palate or tongue.

Since there are no premolars in the primary dentition, the primary molars are replaced by permanent premolars.

Primary dentition - Baby teeth chart Morphology and eruption time (teething age) of primary teeth.

Humans normally will produce two sets of teeth called primary dentition, or deciduous teeth, and secondary dentition, or permanent teeth.

Primary dentition starts on the arrival of the mandibular central incisors, usually at eight months, and lasts until the first permanent molars appear in the mouth, usually at six years.

A restoration in the primary dentition is different from a restoration in the permanent dentition due to the limited lifespan of the teeth and the lower biting forces of children.

Human oral flora is site specific, and an infant is not colonized with normal oral flora until the eruption of the primary dentition at approximately 6 to 30 months of age.

As early as 1977, it was suggested that glass ionomer cements could offer particular advantages as restorative materials in the primary dentition because of their ability to release fluoride and to adhere to dental hard tissues.

Adult teeth were numbered 1 to 8, and the child primary dentition (also called deciduous, milk or baby teeth) were depicted with a quadrant grid using Roman numerals I, II, III, IV, V to number the teeth from the midline.