dentition

dentition
n.
the arrangement of teeth in the mouth. The primary dentition comprises the teeth of young children. It consists of 20 teeth, made up of incisors, canines, and molars only. The lower incisor erupts first at about 6 months of age, and all the primary teeth have usually erupted by the age of 2½ years. The lower incisors are shed first at about 7 years of age, and from this time until about 13 years old both primary and permanent teeth are present; i.e. there is a mixed dentition. The permanent dentition consists of up to 32 teeth, made up of incisors, canines, premolars, and molars. The first tooth to erupt is the first molar (at the age of 6 years) and most permanent teeth have appeared by the age of 14 years, although the third molars may not erupt until the age of 18–21 years. .

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  • dentition — [ dɑ̃tisjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1754; lat. dentitio 1 ♦ Didact. Formation et éruption des dents depuis la première enfance jusqu à la fin de l adolescence. Les deux dentitions de l homme. 2 ♦ Cour. Ensemble des dents. ⇒ denture. Avoir une bonne dentition.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Dentition — Den*ti tion, n. [L. dentitio, fr. dentire to cut teeth, fr. dens, dentis, tooth. See {Dentist}.] 1. The development and cutting of teeth; teething. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) The system of teeth peculiar to an animal. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dentition — (lat.), Zahndurchbruch, das Zahnen der Kinder. Vgl. Zähne und Zahnen der Kinder …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Dentition — (lat.), Zahndurchbruch, s. Zähne und Zahnen der Kinder …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Dentition — Dentition, die (vom lat. dens, Zahn), die Periode des Zahndurchbruches, zuweilen mit krankhaften Störungen anderer Organe, beim ersten Zahnen der Kinder selbst mit gefährlichen Entzündungen des Gehirns etc. verbunden. Bekannt sind die besonders… …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • dentition — DENTITION. subst. fémin. Terme de Médecine. La sortie naturelle des dents depuis l enfance jusqu à l adolescence …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • dentition — 1610s, teething, the cutting of teeth, from L. dentitionem (nom. dentitio) teething, noun of action from pp. stem of dentire to cut the teeth, from dentem (nom. dens) tooth (see TOOTH (Cf. tooth)). Meaning arrangement of teeth is from 1849 …   Etymology dictionary

  • dentition — ► NOUN ▪ the arrangement or condition of the teeth in a particular species or individual …   English terms dictionary

  • dentition — [den tish′ən] n. [L dentitio, a teething < dentire, to cut teeth < dens, TOOTH] 1. the teething process 2. the number and kind of teeth and their arrangement in the mouth …   English World dictionary

  • Dentition — Cast of a human upper jaw showing incisors, canines, premolars, and 2 out of 3 sets of molars. Dentition pertains to the development of teeth and their arrangement in the mouth. In particular, the characteristic arrangement, kind, and number of… …   Wikipedia

  • Dentition — Milchgebiss und Erwachsenengebiss im Vergleich Dentition (von lat. dentire „zahnen“)[1]) ist der Durchbruch von Zähnen aus dem Kiefer in die Mundhöhle. Das Gebiss des Menschen und der meisten Säugetiere durchläuft zwei …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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