Tooth, Deciduous
"Tooth, Deciduous" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The 20 teeth of the first dentition, which are shed and replaced by the permanent teeth, usually by the age of six years. All deciduous teeth are normally expected to erupt by the age of two and a half years.
| Descriptor ID |
D014094
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A14.549.167.860.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Tooth, Deciduous- Tooth, Deciduous
- Deciduous Tooth
- Tooth, Primary
- Teeth, Primary
- Primary Tooth
- Teeth, Deciduous
- Deciduous Teeth
- Primary Teeth
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