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MILK TOOTH [1 record]

Record 1 2010-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Mouth
  • Dentistry
CONT

The first set appear in childhood, and are called the deciduous or milk teeth.... The deciduous teeth are twenty in number: four incisors, two canines, and four molars, in each jaw.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cavité buccale
  • Dentisterie
CONT

L'émail cesse d'être fabriqué quelques mois avant la sortie de la dent de lait. Les [vingt] dents de lait font leur apparition sur l'arcade entre six et trente mois selon la dent (incisive, canine, molaire de lait).

OBS

dent déciduale : Ce terme a été rejeté par le Comité d'étude des termes médicaux français.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Boca
  • Odontología
OBS

diente de leche; diente temporal: Términos utilizados generalmente en plural.

Key term(s)
  • dientes de leche
  • dientes temporales
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