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Permanent tooth
Primary teeth are also called "baby teeth." these then "fall out" or exfoliate and the seconday tooth or "permanent tooth then follows.
Dr. Brian Dorfman reviewed this
21 year experience in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
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A 48-year old asked:
My permanent tooth feels loose please help!?
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A 42-year old asked:
What do you do if a permanent tooth falls out?
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A 29-year old asked:
How long dose it take for a permanent tooth to grow out completely?
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A 31-year old asked:
Why hasn't my permanent tooth erupted yet?
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A 41-year old asked:
One of my permanent tooth is loose and wobbly, what can I do?
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A 45-year old asked:
How to tell whether a tooth is a baby tooth or permanent tooth?
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A 33-year old asked:
Is it normal for a permanent tooth to grow in just behind the baby tooth?
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A 46-year old asked:
Can you tell whether a tooth is a baby tooth or permanent tooth just by looking at it?
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A 32-year old asked:
How long does it take for his permanent tooth to come in after his baby tooth falls out?
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A 41-year old asked:
When a permanent tooth is pushing out a baby tooth with a silver crown should I pull the tooth or wait?
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A member asked:
My little girls permanent tooth came in crooked bottom front but has now moved into place. Noticed it's slightly loose is this normal ?
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A 17-year old female asked:
I am 17 and lost my last primary tooth 4 months ago. It is a canine and my permanent tooth started to erupt but seems to have stalled. Is this normal?
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A 37-year old asked:
Hi doctors, my daughter is 11 and has lost a permanent tooth. Can she get one right now?
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A 34-year old female asked:
Loose permanent tooth because baby tooth with permanent tooth growing in behind it is pushing it out. On 13 year old son.?
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A 39-year old female asked about a female:
6 year old has wobbly permanent tooth after shark baby tooth fell out. He's had no injuries to the permanent tooth but is slightly wobbly. Worried?
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A 40-year old asked:
How can I remember the root canal morphology of every single permanent tooth?
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A female asked:
I'm 22 and was told I still have baby teeth well I just lost one tonight and was wondering if it was a permanent tooth or a baby tooth how can I tell?
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A member asked:
Are space maintainers removed as soon as the permanent tooth starts erupting? Our son needs to have a space maintainer put in after having a baby tooth knocked out, and i'd like to know at what point they are generally removed.
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A member asked:
Can a chipped baby tooth later affect how a permanent tooth comes in? Our four year old daughter tripped and fell, chipping a front tooth pretty badly. She has a dentist appointment in two days, but we're concerned that this might later cause problems for
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A 52-year old female asked:
A permanent tooth is loose, after a tooth extraction next to it for braces. Will it adhere?
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A 45-year old asked:
What to do if I have a baby tooth that has decay/caries. Will the permanent tooth have it too?
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A 26-year old female asked about a female:
My 5 year old hit her mouth on a chair 2 days ago. Now her permanent tooth is loose. There is no discoloration. Can it be saved?
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A female asked:
Hi, My daughter is 7 year old and the dentist is suggesting to do root canal on her 14th tooth,saying it would be better as this is a permanent tooth.
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A 33-year old male asked about a male:
My child is having a loose tooth along with some gum pain, he is still a child but the loose is a permanent tooth, is it needed to see a dentist now?
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A 20-year old female asked:
If someone I know has a baby tooth that has been in their mouth since they were little and they are 15 years old now, and the tooth is a cavity, would a permanent tooth grow in if the baby tooth is extracted?
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A 34-year old female asked about a female:
Is there a way to prevent dental bone loss when a child loses a permanent tooth prematurely and cannot get an implant because of young age?
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A member asked:
Can having a baby tooth knocked out affect a permanent tooth? While on vacation, our son trip and knocked out one of his front baby teeth. We were quite a ways away from any dentist, and were not able to get there in time for the dentist to do anything. H
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A member asked:
What is the right process and cost for a permanent tooth replacement (not a bridge)? One of my tooth was removed by a dentist long ago. Now i want to have a new tooth permanently attached to my jaw bone. What is the right process and associated cost.
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A 63-year old male asked:
Can a permanent crowned tooth be used to attach a fixed implant permanent bridge with one pontic attached in between?
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A 26-year old male asked:
How concerned should I be taking the oral antibiotic, minocycline, and any permanent skin/tooth discoloration occurring at the dosage of 100mg q.d. ?
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