Any of a set of early, temporary (deciduous) teeth in children or young mammals which fall out as the permanent teeth emerge (in children between the ages of about six and twelve).
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Most permanent teeth grow just underneath the milk teeth, and this helps them to be positioned properly.
Hopefully children who have spent hours in the dentists' chair having their milk teeth filled or removed will have learned to take care of their new set, which should last most of their lives.
But most children will have all their milk teeth by the time they're two-and-a-half and will begin to get their first ‘second’ teeth at the back when they are six years old.
At some point during my sixth year, I discovered my mother sneaking in to my sister's room in order to exchange the milk tooth carefully hidden under her pillow for sweets and coins.
The roots dissolve until the milk teeth fall out.
Thirty infants had fewer milk teeth than expected for their ages.
He's lived through his 29 years with just his milk teeth, which have slowly eroded to leave him with a less-than-pleasant smile.
The oldest was a girl old enough to be beyond her milk teeth.
The children were given a talk about the importance of looking after their milk teeth.
Only later did the penny drop that there weren't enough molars to match the worn milk teeth, and that the roots of the teeth had resorbed to the point that indicated they had been shed naturally.
The first teeth (also known as milk teeth or deciduous teeth) normally start to break through the gum from at around six to nine months old.
More often than not, ignore it because it's only the milk tooth.
Youngsters are having to have their decayed milk teeth extracted and their adult teeth filled soon after coming through.
It was like wiggling milk teeth - you just can't leave it alone to drop out, you have to help it along.
Crooked teeth are often inherited from our parents, but they can also be the result of the early loss of milk teeth or thumb sucking.
Many parents don't pay enough attention to tooth caries in the milk teeth of their children, thinking that the children will get new teeth as they grow.
Both the milk teeth and the permanent teeth give the face its shape and form.
They highlight the need for parents to take a much more active role in promoting good brushing habits as soon as milk teeth appear.
From the milk teeth to, potentially, false teeth, you have the story of somebody's life.
Definition of milk tooth in US English:
milk tooth
nounˈmɪlk ˌtuθˈmilk ˌto͞oTH
Any of a set of early, temporary (deciduous) teeth in children or young mammals that fall out as the permanent teeth erupt (in children, between the ages of about 6 and 12).
乳牙，乳齿
Example sentencesExamples
But most children will have all their milk teeth by the time they're two-and-a-half and will begin to get their first ‘second’ teeth at the back when they are six years old.
Youngsters are having to have their decayed milk teeth extracted and their adult teeth filled soon after coming through.
Both the milk teeth and the permanent teeth give the face its shape and form.
Hopefully children who have spent hours in the dentists' chair having their milk teeth filled or removed will have learned to take care of their new set, which should last most of their lives.
Thirty infants had fewer milk teeth than expected for their ages.
The oldest was a girl old enough to be beyond her milk teeth.
It was like wiggling milk teeth - you just can't leave it alone to drop out, you have to help it along.
The children were given a talk about the importance of looking after their milk teeth.
The first teeth (also known as milk teeth or deciduous teeth) normally start to break through the gum from at around six to nine months old.
He's lived through his 29 years with just his milk teeth, which have slowly eroded to leave him with a less-than-pleasant smile.
The roots dissolve until the milk teeth fall out.
At some point during my sixth year, I discovered my mother sneaking in to my sister's room in order to exchange the milk tooth carefully hidden under her pillow for sweets and coins.
Only later did the penny drop that there weren't enough molars to match the worn milk teeth, and that the roots of the teeth had resorbed to the point that indicated they had been shed naturally.
Crooked teeth are often inherited from our parents, but they can also be the result of the early loss of milk teeth or thumb sucking.
From the milk teeth to, potentially, false teeth, you have the story of somebody's life.
They highlight the need for parents to take a much more active role in promoting good brushing habits as soon as milk teeth appear.
Many parents don't pay enough attention to tooth caries in the milk teeth of their children, thinking that the children will get new teeth as they grow.
Most permanent teeth grow just underneath the milk teeth, and this helps them to be positioned properly.
More often than not, ignore it because it's only the milk tooth.