Graduation Day 2015 In NYC – Graduating From Baby Teeth To Adult Teeth

Congratulations To All 2015 Graduates in New York City!

Now that spring is fully under way and graduation is just around the corner, 212-Smiling would like to congratulate all 2015 graduates. Whether you just completed college, high school, middle school, elementary school, kindergarten or nursery, our Manhattan dentists want to wish you the very best. And while you have been studying for your final exams, perhaps you needed some extra time and forgot to take care of your teeth. Whether you are graduating from a masters program or getting a PhD, its not rocket science to make sure your teeth are in good working order. Call our NYC dental office today at 212-Smiling (212-764-5464) or click here to schedule a dental checkup, cleaning or whitening before you get into the workforce, head to your summer job, camp or travel the world.

Primary Teeth Development versus Permanent Teeth Development

Baby teeth are also known as primary teeth or even as deciduous teeth. It is important to know the time frames of what teeth should appear and when in comparison to around the time when they usually fall out to the growth rate of your child in order to make sure that everything is ok. These times are estimations because the factors and times can differ based on the kid. For the children it is common to the see the first signs of the first tooth coming in around six months old. Normally the first teeth to come through are one or both of the bottom two front teeth, called the central incisors. After this usually comes the four teeth in the upper front area and then everything else begins to creep in. It is very typical to see the teeth come in pairs such as one on either side of the jaw or something like that. Around the age of two and a half years old or at least by the age of three years old all twenty teeth should be there; ten on the bottom and ten on the top.

The complete set of primary teeth usually stays in the mouth until the child is either six or seven years old, at this age the permanent teeth begin to come in. To better help understand everything below is a timeline to follow when it comes to the development of the primary teeth. The primary teeth on top are as follows:

• The Central incisor – appears within eight to twelve months old and is usually gone by the age of six or seven years old.
• The Lateral incisor – appears around the age of nine to thirteen months old and is gone by seven or eight years old.
• The Canine – appears anywhere from sixteen months of age to twenty two months old and falls out anywhere from ten to twelve months of age.
• The First molar – appears within thirteen to nineteen months old and is gone around nine or eleven years old.
• The Second molar – appears around twenty five months old to thirty three months old and is gone around the age of ten to twelve years.

The primary teeth on bottom are as follows:

• The Central incisor – appears within six to ten months old and is gone around six or seven years old.
• The Lateral incisor – appears anywhere from ten months old to sixteen months old and is gone around seven to eight years of age.
• The Canine – appears in the time frame of seventeen months old to twenty three months old and is gone around nine to twelve years old.
• The First molar – appears first around fourteen to eighteen months of age and is gone around nine to eleven years of age.
• The Second molar – appears anywhere from the age of twenty three months to the age of thirty one months and is gone around ten or twelve years old.

Some Basic Facts about Primary Teeth:

Professionals say that when it comes to primary teeth it is safe to say that for every six months your child is they should have developed at least four different teeth. It is also common for girls to get their teeth before boys do. The lower teeth are the ones that usually erupt first and as mentioned before they usually come in as pairs such as one being on either side of the mouth. All primary teeth are normally very small in size and very white in their color when being compared to the permanent teeth. Your child should have all of their primary teeth by the time they are either two or three years old.

Around the age of four years old the bones in the face and the jaw begin to grow which puts spaces between the primary teeth, this is done so there will initially be enough room for the set of much larger adult teeth. There may be a combination of both some primary teeth and some permanent teeth in the mouth from the start of six years old to about twelve years of age and even though your primary teeth do fall out it is still very important to take really good care of them. Graduating from your baby teeth to your adult teeth is fun and painful all at once but it is a natural process of growth that every has to go through.

Believe it or not but one’s’ primary teeth are vital in the roles that they play for several different reasons. Some of which include that they reserve room for the bigger teeth you will have for the rest of your life, they help to give the face a look of normalcy when it comes to the appearance of the face, they help in the development of speaking clearly and properly, they help in keeping a balanced meal in which is filled with nutrition more appealing; this is because teeth that are infected or decaying or anything else bad will make it hard to chew and the child won’t eat it. Lastly there is also the fact that they guide into the correct path of how to take proper care of your permanent set of teeth.

The Permanent teeth on top are as follows:

• The Central incisor – appears anywhere from seven to eight years of age.
• The Lateral incisor – appears anywhere from eight to nine years old.
• The Canine – appears around the age of eleven to twelve years old.
• The First premolar – appears near the age of ten or eleven years old.
• The Second premolar – appears near the age of ten or twelve years old.
• The First molar – appears around the age of six to seven years of age.
• The Second molar – appears anywhere from about twelve years old to thirteen years old.
• The Third molar – appears around seventeen to twenty one years old, this is also known as your wisdom tooth.

The Permanent teeth on the bottom are as follows:

• The Central incisor – appears anywhere from six to seven years old.
• The Lateral incisor- appears anywhere from seven to eight years old.
• The Canine – appears anywhere from nine to ten years old.
• The First premolar – appears anywhere from ten to twelve years old.
• The Second premolar – appears anywhere from eleven to twelve years old.
• The First molar – appears anywhere from six to seven years old.
• The Second molar – appears anywhere from eleven years old to thirteen years old.
• The Third molar – appears anywhere from seventeen years of age to twenty one years of age, this is also known as your wisdom tooth.

Some Basic Facts about Permanent Teeth:

When it comes to your set of permanent teeth all professionals state that they should begin to see signs of these teeth around the time frame of your child being at least six years of age. With each child the teeth that develop and how they develop is different; for instance you can have a child whose first permanent teeth that come through are the first molars whereas you can have another child who has their incisors come in first for their permanent teeth. At the age of thirteen years it is common for you to have almost all of the twenty eight teeth in which are all a part of your permanent set.

One of the other aspects you need to be keeping an eye on is your child’s’ wisdom teeth, not everyone gets them or at least not everyone gets all of them. Wisdom teeth are also known as our third molars and they tend to come in anywhere from the age of seventeen years old to the age of twenty one years old. If you happen to get all wisdom teeth to come in then you will have a full set of thirty two teeth. For the most part wisdom teeth are always removed because they are so painful and almost never grow in the right way. With most third molars, they come in angled or with their not being enough room in the mouth; the rest of your teeth get pushed together and if nothing is done about some serious damage can occur.

Getting your wisdom teeth removed is insanely easy, it is a simple and common procedure in which takes a few hours or less and you are put under while it is happening. The teeth get extracted out and you can only eat or drink certain things for length of time after the surgery so the holes in the gums have time to heal. If you get this surgery some of the most important factors you need to remember is no drinking through a straw at all, this harms the pockets in your gums; you can’t consume any beverage that has carbonation in it, this can infect the holes in the gums and more as well as to get plenty of sleep, the medicine for the pain is heavy duty and for a few days after the surgery you will be sore and your face will be swollen, sit back and relax, rest is the key to good health.

Call us at 212-Smiling today (212-764-5464) to request a New York City dental appointment or click here to request an appointment online! Enjoy your graduation and congratulations!