permanent tooth

American  

noun

1. any of the 32 adult teeth that replace the 20 milk teeth.

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Etymology

Origin of permanent tooth

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

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

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

It may appear in childhood, and form a smooth unyielding tumour, often of considerable size, replacing the corresponding permanent tooth.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

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