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DEH 103: Dental Anatomy

Chapter 3: Primary and Mixed Dentition

Chapter 3: Primary and Mixed Dentition

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Primary denttion is also known as?

  • Primary
  • Deciduous
  • Milk teeth
  • Baby teeth

What is the function of primary dentition?

  • Masication
  • Support for lips and cheeks
  • Speech
  • Maintain arch space for secondary teeth

When does calcification of primary teeth begin?

4-6 months in utero

When is the crown complete on primary teeth?

Within the 1st year after birth

What is a general rule of thumb for determining if a child has the proper amount of teeth for their age?

Take the child's age in months and subtract 4 this will tell you how many teeth the child should have at that age. (give or take 1-2 teeth)

This is the combined mesial/distal arch space of primary canines and molars that is greater then the permanent canines and premolar space. It is a difference in arch space.

Leeway space

This is the spaces that occur on the mesial and distal of primary teeth that allow for adult teeth to erupt.

Primate space

What is the order of permanent eruption?

  1. 1st Molars
  2. Mandibular Central Incisors
  3. Other incisors
  4. Mandibular Canine
  5. Premolars **Maxillary 2nd before Mandibular 2nd only maxillary to proceed mandibular)
  6. Maxillary Canines
  7. 2nd Molars
  8. 3rd Molars