Deciduous Tooth (Noun)
Meaning
One of the first temporary teeth of a young mammal (one of 20 in children).
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- Children often lose their deciduous tooth by wiggling it with their tongue until it falls out.
- Deciduous teeth, also known as baby teeth, begin erupting in the gums at about six months old.
- Most pediatric dentists recommend parents begin taking their children to see a dentist once a deciduous tooth has emerged.
- Sharks are the exception among vertebrates as they have numerous deciduous teeth, continuously lost and replaced.
- Finger sucking may damage a deciduous tooth in early childhood by wearing down its outer enamel surface.