The Teeth in Our Mouths. In this lesson I will learn about My baby teeth and how they fall out and I...
Transcript of The Teeth in Our Mouths. In this lesson I will learn about My baby teeth and how they fall out and I...
The Teeth in Our Mouths
In this lesson I will learn about
• My baby teeth and how they fall out and I get new bigger grown-up teeth that should last me forever.
• This happening to everyone because it is part of growing-up.
• Teeth not being the same shape and size.• The names of the different teeth and the
jobs they do for me.• The inside of a tooth.
From baby teeth to adult teeth
6 months old
3 years old 6 years old
12 years old
How many baby teeth?
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When you are 6 or 7 years old you willstart to get your first adult teeth, they are called molars. They will appear in your mouth behind your baby teeth, one in each corner of your mouth. You will have 4 new molars, 2 on the top and two on the bottom. Then you will have 24 teeth in your mouth.Remember everyone looses and getsteeth at different times.
Then around 12 or 13 years old your second set of molars will grow in andyou will have 28 teeth. Finally around 21 years old your third set of molarswill grow in and you will have all 32 teeth. Third molars are also called“wisdom teeth”.
2nd molars
How many adult teeth?
Are all teeth the same shape and size?
Incisors
Canines
Pre-molars
Molars
Teeth have jobs to do!
Incisors
Canines
Pre-molars
Chewing
Biting
Gripping and tearing
Molars
Enamel
Dentine
Pulp
Jaw Bone
How long should adult teeth last?