The 20 teeth that emerge by the time your child turns three begin to fall out around the time your child is six, making way for their permanent adult teeth. This process is called eruption, and it typically continues until your child’s late teens.
At Lee Dental in Frisco, Texas, Julie Lee, DDS, and Clyde Lee, DDS, provide comprehensive pediatric dentistry services to optimize your child’s oral health. Here’s what you should look for as your child’s adult teeth come in.
The eruption of adult teeth follows a predictable pattern for most kids. Around age six to seven, primary teeth begin to fall out and adult teeth break through the gums.
There are four types of permanent teeth:
All teeth play a role in supporting your child’s facial structure too. Let’s look more closely at the eruption schedule.
Most kids lose teeth in this general order:
Once the baby teeth fall out, permanent teeth are usually close behind.
Permanent teeth usually arrive in this order:
The third molars, or wisdom teeth, usually erupt between the ages of 17 and 21.
To follow your child’s tooth eruption progress, the American Dental Association (ADA) offers printable charts. You can use these with your child to encourage awareness and involvement with their own dental health.
Contact Lee Dental when you have questions or concerns about your child’s teeth and their development. You can reach our Frisco, Texas, office by phone or online to book a visit today.
