Tooth Eruption The Permanent Teeth

Tooth Eruption The Permanent Teeth

Question 1. Briefly describe the stages of tooth development.
Answer.

The stages in the development of a tooth are:

• Dental lamina
• Enamel organs
• Dental papilla
• Dental sac

Question 2. Briefly describe the eruption and shedding of teeth.
Answer.

Human beings are diphyodont animals, i.e. they have two sets of teeth, which develop at different times of life. The two sets are

1. Deciduous teeth, develop first and shed off, and
2. Permanent teeth, appear later after the shedding of deciduous teeth and do not shed off.

The usual time of eruption and shedding of the teeth.

Eruption and Shedding of Deciduous Teeth

Eruption and Shedding of Permanent Teeth