Milk and adult teeth

The first set of teeth, known as the milk, baby or deciduous teeth, start to develop between the ages of 3 months and 2 years; every child is different and some may start to develop teeth much earlier or later than others. Most children have a full set of milk teeth by the age of two. The milk teeth are smaller than the adult teeth; they start to fall out around the age of five or six but again, every child is different and dentists are reporting an increase in the number of younger children they are seeing with tooth decay and gum disease, which are causing them to lose teeth from an earlier age.

Once the milk teeth start to fall out, the second set of teeth start to erupt; the second set is also known as the adult or permanent set of teeth. Each adult should have 32 teeth; this includes the wisdom teeth, which develop once all the other adult teeth have grown, and a visit to the dentist for any dental jobs should not be forgotten. Some people never develop wisdom teeth and many people have to have them removed because they don’t have enough space for them to grow and develop properly in their mouths.

The teeth are extremely strong and durable but they can become weakened by bacteria; oral bacteria can collect to form plaque and tartar, which can make the tooth weaker and more susceptible to decay. Teeth are extremely important because they allow us to speak and eat; it is therefore important to keep the teeth healthy and strong by eating well, taking in plenty of calcium, visiting the dentist regularly, a Palm Beach dentist who will have undergone mounds of dental courses if you are lucky enough to based in the heart of the UK, and having a good daily oral hygiene routine; this will help to protect the teeth against tooth decay and will prevent conditions such as gum disease.