Permanent teeth consist of 32 teeth, they completely erupt by the age of 18-25. The first in the sequence to erupt being the Lower 1st Molar (6-7 yrs) and the last to erupt is the 3rd Molar(18-21 yrs). The anterior teeth or the incisors mainly the mandibular erupt lingually to that of the deciduous, and […]
Eruption timing / sequence of Primary or Decidious teeth
At about the age of 6-8 months there is a start in the eruption of the primary dentition through the alveolar gingiva. The first anterior teeth can be seen around the 6th to 8th month after birth, and the first posterior tooth can be seen at around 16 months. There are 20 primary or milk […]
Eruption
Eruption is defined as the continuous tooth movement from the stage of the dental bud to the occlusal contact. In our life time we get 2 sets of teeth the Primary dentition and the permanent dentition. First the primary dentition are seen, which on dislodgement give space for the permanent teeth to erupt. In teh […]
Dental Histology
In Dental Histology as you can see from the name we deal with –Dental: about the tooth and its surrounding structures –Histology: study of the microscopic structures like the cells and fibers in the tooth structure So in dental histology we deal with the microscopic study of the structures of the tooth and the structures in […]
Dental Anatomy
Dental Anatomy : It is the branch of Gross anatomy which deals with morphology of teeth and its surrounding structures (oral cavity). It can also be defined as the study and classification of different teeth in the oral cavity. In this subject we learn about the morphology of all the 28 teeth in our oral […]