All About Teeth
- Baby teeth are just as important as adult teeth.
- Baby teeth are important for chewing, speaking, and your child’s appearance.
- Baby teeth are important because they hold the space in the jaw for the adult teeth.
- There are a total of 20 baby teeth: 10 on the top, 10 on the bottom.
- Both baby and adult teeth give the face its shape and form.
- Tooth eruption charts, primary/baby teeth and permanent/adult teeth. Prepared by the American Dental Association (ADA)
- Diagram of the mouth (adult/permanent teeth)
- Anatomy of a Tooth
- Mouth and Teeth
- Also check the tabs on the right for related articles and additional resources and the lefthand sidebar for information on general health, infections, emotions and behavior, growth and development, nutrition and fitness and more
- In Spanish: La boca y los dientes
- Also check the tabs on the right for related articles and additional resources and the lefthand sidebar for information on general health, infections, emotions and behavior, growth and development, nutrition and fitness and more
- Family Doctor: Understanding your Teeth & Mouth—Labelled drawings of teeth/the mouth. Information about Teeth and gums, Lining of the mouth, Saliva, Baby and second teeth, Development of teeth
