How to Use baby tooth in a Sentence

baby tooth

noun
  • The opossum, who is less than a year old, weighs two pounds and still has her baby teeth.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN, 12 Jan. 2020
  • Adult demands are made of girls who still have their baby teeth.
    Jessica M. Goldstein, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2019
  • The roots of my little baby teeth were firmly entrenched in gums with a Krazy Glue-like core.
    Sari Botton, Longreads, 2 Oct. 2017
  • Decay in baby teeth has been linked to adult tooth decay.
    Laurie Udesky, CNN, 20 Sep. 2017
  • Olympia is smiling from ear-to-ear, showing off a full set of baby teeth and beautiful curls.
    Thatiana Diaz, refinery29.com, 15 June 2019
  • Friends and family, your one-of-a-kind gift-giving only needs a bit of the mom's breast milk, baby's hair or a first lost baby tooth.
    Sonja Haller, USA TODAY, 19 Nov. 2019
  • The smiling snap shows off Garner’s cute homemade outfit, bob hairstyle, and a row of pearly white baby teeth.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The nail penetrates the skin and goes into a pocket between the baby teeth and permanent teeth.
    Miranda Siwak, Good Housekeeping, 22 May 2017
  • Luckily, the teething process is temporary, and most babies have their full set of baby teeth by age 3.
    Andrea Park, SELF, 18 Dec. 2017
  • When baby teeth fall out, why do children put them under their pillows?
    Meghan Cox Gurdon, wsj.com, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Do other animal species have baby teeth and adult teeth, like humans?
    Katie Nodjimbadem, Smithsonian, 29 July 2017
  • Events like losing baby teeth or a nose bleed can be risky, but Bianca has learned to recognize the signs and take precautionary steps.
    Kathleen McWilliams, Courant Community, 18 Sep. 2017
  • But the center concluded the real growth area is in children who have just started losing their baby teeth.
    Akane Otani, WSJ, 9 July 2017
  • Under Florez’s guidance, the students sewed by hand about 100 small pouches for the school nurse to use when fellow students lose a baby tooth during the school day.
    Yadira Sanchez Olson, Lake County News-Sun, 17 May 2018
  • The clearest evidence is a single baby tooth from a modern human child, aged between 2 and 6, that was found in a layer of clay and sand sediments on the floor of the cave.
    Tom Metcalfe, NBC News, 9 Feb. 2022
  • Prince George of Cambridge who has lost some baby teeth is here to supply everyone with some daily cuteness.
    Rachel E. Greenspan, Time, 8 Aug. 2019
  • Addison posted a slideshow of pics of as a toddler, the first slide depicted her young self grinning for the camera with a scrunched nose and a gap between her baby teeth.
    Seventeen, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Problems that affect the baby teeth now can affect the permanent teeth later on if not addressed.
    Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2023
  • The dentist determined after an X-ray that Natalia had 12 baby teeth.
    Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 3 Jan. 2024
  • In a video on the Sussex Instagram, Meghan congratulates a little girl on her baby teeth and explains that Archie just got two bottom teeth of his own.
    Katherine J Igoe, Marie Claire, 7 Nov. 2019
  • Her fingernails and toenails were painted bright red and her perfect set of baby teeth remained intact.
    azcentral, 29 Mar. 2018
  • Remember, taking care of baby teeth is just as important as taking care of the permanent teeth.
    Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2023
  • The adorable duo get outside to enjoy the sunshine for the photo shoot by Linda Broström, and show off their smiles (minus a few baby teeth in Estelle’s case!) in a joint snap surrounded by green vegetation.
    Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com, 13 June 2019
  • The apparent result: a fragment of baby tooth alongside the adult tooth, which also likely caused pain and difficulty chewing.
    Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 2 July 2018
  • Doctors are urging parents everywhere to keep their kids baby teeth, and no itâs not for sentimental reasons.
    Staff Report, Houston Chronicle, 24 Apr. 2018
  • The future King is hitting major milestones — including losing his baby teeth.
    Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com, 8 Aug. 2019
  • The cross-section of an exfoliated incisor baby tooth mounted to a holder for analysis at Dr. Erin Dunn’s office.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Mar. 2022
  • Untreated cavities in baby teeth can spread and cause decay in other teeth, including permanent teeth.
    Anna Nguyen, Philly.com, 17 Oct. 2017
  • In the El Sidrón remains, the congenital features included cleft or asymmetric vertebrae, a misshapen kneecap and a baby tooth retained into adulthood.
    Bridget Alex, Discover Magazine, 23 Feb. 2019
  • Most baby teeth are discarded, as are permanent teeth that are pulled during orthodontic or other dental procedures.
    BostonGlobe.com, 18 Dec. 2019

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