The Shedding of Deciduous Teeth

Authors

Asher Diamond

Abstract

Humans are diphyodont. They develop two sets of teeth during their lives. The deciduous (baby) teeth begin to emerge when a baby is approximately six or seven months old. At about the age of six these teeth begin to fall out, or undergo shedding. They are replaced by the permanent successors. This process of shedding of the deciduous teeth and replacement by the permanent teeth is called exfoliation. Certain teeth are shed earlier than others. How this process happens has been the focus of many studies.

Recommended Citation

Asher Diamond. (2007). The Shedding of Deciduous Teeth. The Science Journal of the Lander College of Arts and Sciences, 1(1), 71-81. Retrieved from https://touroscholar.touro.edu/sjlcas/vol1/iss1/7