4. Primary
Dentition
* Primary teeth emerge in children between
the ages of 6 months and 2 years
* Beginning at age 6 these teeth are
gradually replaced by the permanent teeth
5. Primary
Dentition
* Primary teeth are often called deciduous
teeth
* From the Latin to fall off
* Common nicknames are “milk teeth” or
“temporary teeth”
6. Primary Dentition
* The teeth function an average of 8 years
for maxillary teeth
* The teeth function an average of 7.6 years
for mandibular teeth
* Hold an important role in reserving space
for permanent teeth
7. Important Functions Of
Sound Primary Teeth
1) Efficient mastication of food
2) Maintenance of a normal facial appearance
3) Formulation of clear speech
4) Maintenance of proper diet
5) Avoidance of infection and pain
6) Maintenance of space and arch continuity
8. Eruption
Time Of
Primary
Dentition
* First primary teeth to erupt are usually
mandibular central incisors at about 6
months
* Last teeth to erupt are the maxillary
second molars around 24 months
9. Mixed
Dentition
* First permanent teeth to
erupt are the mandibular
first molars and then
maxillary first molars
* They appear distal to the
primary second molars
* With their eruption
commences the mixed
dentition period
10. Mixed Dentition
* The roots of primary teeth are completely
formed 1 year after emergence of the
crown into the mouth
* The roots are short lived beginning to
resorb in just three years
* After exfoliation, the permanent teeth
emerge within a few months
11. General
Characteristics Of
Primary Teeth
1) Primary teeth are smaller in size than
permanent teeth
2) They are whiter in color than the
analogous permanent teeth
3) They are less mineralized than permanent
teeth
12. General
Characteristics Of
Primary Teeth
4) They have shorter crowns with respect to
their roots
5) Crowns have a marked constriction at the
cervix
6) The enamel seems to bulge close to the
cervical line, rather than gradually tapering
13. General
Characteristics Of
Primary Teeth
7) The layers of enamel and dentin are
thinner than on permanent teeth
8) The pulp cavities are proportionally larger
9) Primary teeth exhibit fewer anomalies
10) The crowns appear bulbous, often with
labial or buccal cingula
15. General
Characteristics
Of The
Anterior Teeth
1) Usually no depressions on the labial
surface of the crowns of incisors
2) There are no mamelons on the incisal
edges
3) Facial cervical ridges are prominent
16. General
Characteristics
Of The
Anterior Teeth
4) Cingula are prominent and occupy 1/3
cervicoincisal length
5) The roots are long in proportion to the
crown length, and narrow mesiodistally
6) The roots bend labially in their apical 1/3
to 1/2 as much as 10 degrees
17. Proximal Aspect Of
Primary Incisors
Root Shape
* The roots of maxillary incisors are S-shaped,
bending toward the lingual in the cervical third
to half and then bend labially in the apical half
* The roots of mandibular incisors are straight in
the cervical half and bend labially in their
apical half
* This bend help provide space for the developing
teeth
18. Primary
Canines
Uniqueness of Contact Areas:
* Mesial and distal contacts are in the middle
third of the crowns, with the mesial being
located more cervical than the distal (a
condition unique to the tooth and one other,
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19. Primary Canines
Primary canine root:
* Are bulky in the middle and cervical
thirds, tapering in the apical third where
they bend labially
21. 1) The molar crowns are wider mesiodistally, yet shorter
cervico-occlusally
2) The second molars are much larger than the first molars
3) The molar crowns have a narrow chewing surface
4) The molar occlusal anatomy is shallow (cusps are short)
5) The buccal cusp tips are not pointed and their slopes meet at
very obtuse angles
General
Characteristics
Of The
Posterior Teeth
22. 6) There are few grooves or depressions in the crowns
7) The root furcations are near the crown, with little or no root
trunk
8) The roots are widely spread beyond the outlines of the
crown
9) The roots are thin and slender
10) The second molar roots are spread more widely than the
first molar roots
General
Characteristics
Of The
Posterior Teeth
23. Primary Molars
* Primary first molars are smaller than primary
second molars
* Primary first molars are quite unique in their shape
* Primary second molars have considerable likeness
to permanent first molars
* Maxillary molars have three roots and mandibular
possess two
25. Primary Mandibular
First Molar
Uniqueness for primary mandibular first molar:
1. Resembles no other tooth in either primary or
permanent dentition*
2. Two roots: Mesial and distal. With the Mesial
root wider and longer than the distal (opposite
of permanent mandibular molars (in length))
27. Eruption and Resportion
• Eruption: Historically denotes the eruption of tooth
through the gingiva
• Resorption: The permanent tooth in its follicle
attempts to force its way into the position held by its
predecessor
• The pressure brought to bear against
primary root causes resorption of the root
until exfoliated
28. Dental Age
• Has been assessed on the basis of the
number of teeth at each chronological age
• Calcification of the organic matrix, root
formation, and tooth eruption are
important indicators of dental age
• Dentition is the single best physiological
indicator of chronological age in juveniles
30. Primary
Mandibular
Incisors
• Centrals erupt at a mean age of 6 months
• Laterals erupt at a mean age of 7 months
(occasionally, all lower incisors will erupt
before the maxillary incisors)
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Mandibular First Premolars
• Follow the maxillary first premolars
• Generally erupt at 10-12 years old
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47. Mandibular Second Premolar
And Maxillary Canine
• Follow the maxillary second premolars and
mandibular first premolars
• Generally erupt at age 11-12 years
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48. Permanent
Second
Molars
• Erupt at 11-13 years of age
• Mandibular usually erupts first
called "12-year molar"
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49. Permanent
Third
Molars
• Erupt at age 17 or later
• Considerable jaw growth required
to allow room for these teeth
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