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baby tooth

NOUN
deciduous tooth
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
permanent tooth


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Soon, I was throwing away fifth-grade report cards, old concert tickets and an unidentified baby tooth in a Ziploc bag.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

By adding a supportive baby tooth in the beam theory model, however, the stiffness of the permanent saber kept pace with the bending strength, reducing the chance of breaking.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2024

After the first baby tooth emerges or your child reaches age 1, it’s time to see the dentist, who can add a coat of fluoride varnish to strengthen tooth enamel.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2023

Ella Mann, from Dovercourt in Essex, first went to the dentist with an issue with a baby tooth in December 2019.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2023

While this is a deciduous tooth, I mean a baby tooth, it is not Thomas's tooth.

From Death Points a Finger by Levinrew, Will