deciduous tooth


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deciduous tooth

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decid′uous tooth`


n.
one of the temporary teeth of a mammal, in humans amounting to 20, that are replaced by the permanent teeth. Also called baby tooth, milk tooth.
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Noun1.deciduous tooth - one of the first temporary teeth of a young mammal (one of 20 in children)deciduous tooth - one of the first temporary teeth of a young mammal (one of 20 in children)
child's body - the body of a human child
tooth - hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense
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Two pulp tissues, derived from a permanent and a deciduous tooth, were subjected to delayed processing of 21 and 24 hours respectively.
The main focus in Pediatric Dentistry is to preserve the vitality of the deciduous tooth so it can continue to function normally until its natural exfoliation.1 When carious lesion advances near the pulpal tissue, an inflammatory reaction is initiated.
Chronology of the first deciduous tooth eruption in brazilian children with microcephaly associated with zika virus: a longitudinal study.
The occurrence of sequelae may be associated with several factors, such as the age of the child at the time of trauma, the degree of root resorption of the injured deciduous tooth, the type and extent of the injury, and the stage of development of the permanent tooth germ (Altun, Cehreli, Guven, & Acikel, 2009; Carvalho, Jacomo, & Campos, 2010; Amorim, Estrela, & Costa, 2011; Gungor, Pucman, & Uysal, 2011; Costa et al., 2016).
Intraosseous odontomas are most commonly located inside the bone and are discovered accidentally or due to aplasia or impaction of a permanent or deciduous tooth. [3]
From the regenerative medicine point of view, the most valuable cells are the deciduous tooth cells, which, being young, are nearest to embryonic character and distinguishable from stem cells isolated from adult teeth.
The early loss of deciduous tooth and the existence of easy bone fractures were particularly questioned.
In the studies where the effectiveness of sodium hypochlorite on Enterococcus faecalis in deciduous tooth canals was analyzed, successful results were obtained (26,28).
Stem cells from deciduous tooth repair mandibular defect in swine.
Various genetic factors, an exchange in the position of the forming dental lamina along with trauma to the deciduous tooth with the permanent incisor root dilaceration, were suggested as reasons for transposition.