permanent tooth
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of permanent tooth
First recorded in 1830–40
Example Sentences
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Nine years ago, he joined a few colleagues in speculating that the baby tooth helped to stabilize the permanent tooth against sideways breakage as it erupted.
From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2024
That permanent tooth arrives, only to be forgotten and virtually ignored as the years go by.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 24, 2010
If a permanent tooth makes it appearance before the first is removed, or has become loose, the milk tooth, although not loose, should be removed without delay.
From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Cutter, Calvin
When a permanent tooth is extracted, these bony processes are gradually absorbed, so that in advanced age there remains only the jaw-bone covered by the lining membrane of the gum.
From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Cutter, Calvin
Examination of the mouth often develops the fact that one of the temporary teeth causes much irritation by remaining unshed, and thereby interfering with the growth of a permanent tooth.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
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