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What is a normal age to start losing teeth?
5 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
6 years: Children lose their first baby teeth around age 6 years when the permanent teeth start coming in. They will get a total of 28 teeth (not counting any wisdom teeth). In the teen years, some kids have 2-4 teeth pulled before getting orthodontic braces. Years later, adults lose teeth through accidents, tooth decay, etc. . . The average number of remaining teeth at age 50-64 is 22-23 teeth.
Answered 6/29/2011
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5 years: Usually the first teeth are lost between five and six years of age. There is a lot of variability.
Answered 10/13/2012
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6 years: The front middle teeth (incisors) are the first ones to go. Most kids loose their back teeth (molars) between 10-12 years of age.
Answered 11/19/2012
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