Adult Tooth (Noun)
Meaning
Any of the 32 teeth that replace the deciduous teeth of early childhood and (with luck) can last until old age.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The dentist examined the adult tooth to determine the cause of the pain.
- Adult teeth typically begin to erupt when a child is around six years old.
- She took good care of her adult teeth by brushing and flossing regularly.
- The orthodontist worked to straighten the adult tooth that had grown in crooked.
- By the time he was 12, all of his adult teeth had come in except for his wisdom teeth.