permanent tooth
noun
: any of the second set of teeth of a mammal that follow the milk teeth, typically persist into old age, and in humans are 32 in number
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Dentists may order X-rays for children to see where their underlying permanent teeth are and how those are growing.
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Melinda Wenner Moyer, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Patients don't immediately receive permanent teeth because doctors first want to address any problems that might come with the implants, Weber said.
—Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 3 Dec. 2024
Yet even with the proliferation of fluoride-containing toothpastes and dental sealants, tooth decay is still the most common chronic disease affecting American children, and the average senior citizen is missing at least 10 permanent teeth.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
In fact, when 75 percent of their water contained at least 0.7 milligrams of fluoride per liter, there was a 30 percent reduction in the rate of decay in primary teeth and a 12 percent reduction in the rate of decay in their permanent teeth.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 18 Dec. 2024
This is done mainly for immature permanent teeth, allowing the root to develop.
—Laura Schober, Health, 1 Dec. 2024
Within a decade, cavities in 6-year-olds’ permanent teeth had dropped by 84%.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
When a wisdom tooth or a permanent tooth in a child begins to grow in, a pocket of tissue forms over the tooth.
—Sarah Hudgens, Health, 4 Oct. 2024
Side effects are rare, though this therapy can cause tooth discoloration (fluorosis) in the developing permanent teeth of children under the age of six.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 13 Sep. 2024
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Melinda Wenner Moyer, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Patients don't immediately receive permanent teeth because doctors first want to address any problems that might come with the implants, Weber said.
—Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 3 Dec. 2024
Yet even with the proliferation of fluoride-containing toothpastes and dental sealants, tooth decay is still the most common chronic disease affecting American children, and the average senior citizen is missing at least 10 permanent teeth.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
In fact, when 75 percent of their water contained at least 0.7 milligrams of fluoride per liter, there was a 30 percent reduction in the rate of decay in primary teeth and a 12 percent reduction in the rate of decay in their permanent teeth.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 18 Dec. 2024
This is done mainly for immature permanent teeth, allowing the root to develop.
—Laura Schober, Health, 1 Dec. 2024
Within a decade, cavities in 6-year-olds’ permanent teeth had dropped by 84%.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
When a wisdom tooth or a permanent tooth in a child begins to grow in, a pocket of tissue forms over the tooth.
—Sarah Hudgens, Health, 4 Oct. 2024
Side effects are rare, though this therapy can cause tooth discoloration (fluorosis) in the developing permanent teeth of children under the age of six.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 13 Sep. 2024
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“Permanent tooth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/permanent%20tooth. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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