| delayed dentition | Delayed eruption of the teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| dentition | <dentistry> The teeth in the dental arch, ordinarily used to designate the natural teeth in position in their alveoli. Origin: L. Dentitio (18 Nov 1997) |
| dentition, mixed | The complement of teeth in the jaws after the eruption of some of the permanent teeth but before all the deciduous teeth are absent. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dentition, permanent | The 32 teeth of adulthood that either replace or are added to the complement of deciduous teeth. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dentition, primary | The teeth first in order or time of development that will be replaced by permanent dentition upon their loss. (12 Dec 1998) |
| first dentition | A tooth of the first set of teeth, comprising 20 in all, that erupts between the mean ages of 6 and 28 months of life. Synonym: dens deciduus, baby tooth, deciduous dentition, dens lacteus, first dentition, milk tooth, primary dentition, primary tooth, temporary tooth. (05 Mar 2000) |