The difference between milk teeth and molars.

Nature generously endows us from birth with intelligence, beauty, agility and strength, but one of its most useful gifts is... teeth. Yes, yes, it is the teeth that appear with such difficulty in babies and are completely replaced with permanent ones in adolescence.

Milk teeth

In the first trimester of pregnancy, in addition to all vital organs, the baby's first teeth are formed, therefore, the health and diet of his mother is very important during this period. However, teeth are born much later than the birth of the baby itself. As a rule, the time when the baby tries to take his first steps coincides with the period of teething of his milk teeth and may be accompanied by fever and swelling of the gums. Milk bite teeth appear in a certain sequence and by one and a half to two years everything grows. Milk teeth are much smaller in size and differ in their shape from molars. In addition, they have a bluish tint, in contrast to the characteristic yellowish-gray color of the permanent teeth. By the age of six, milk teeth begin to change to permanent, but also require care in the form of proper nutrition, hygiene and regular visits to the dentist.

Molars

By the age of 6-7, after changing the milk bite to a permanent one, a child has 12 molars (molars), 6 for each jaw. The upper molars are more firm and slightly larger than the lower ones. They have 3 roots diverging to the sides, rarely 4. Permanent molars appear in the order of loss of milk teeth. Although situations often occur when the milk tooth has not yet left its "nest", and the root tooth is already trying in every possible way to take its place, which causes pain and inconvenience to the baby. In this case, you need to contact a specialist in order to avoid the possibility of curvature of the newly-appeared tooth. The molars are called upon to perform the function of crushing food, their chewing surface is formed by 4 tubercles. They require more careful care for themselves in order to serve you faithfully and truthfully all their lives, without causing trouble.

Difference

So, we found out that milk teeth begin to erupt in babies up to one year old, molars or permanent teeth are born starting from the age of six. Milk teeth fall out by themselves primarily because the roots of permanent teeth begin to grow inside them. Permanent teeth are "attached" by their roots to the jaw and are not going to fall out. In addition, deciduous and molar teeth differ in color and shape.

Conclusions TheDifference.ru

  1. There are only 20 primary teeth, 32 permanent teeth.
  2. Primary teeth begin to erupt at the age of six months to two years, molars - from six to 12 years old.
  3. Milk teeth fall out on their own, molars have to be removed with instruments.
  4. Milk teeth are bluish-white, while permanent teeth are slightly yellow.
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