Development of baby teeth

Both baby teeth (deciduous or milk teeth) and permanent teeth have fairly well-defined times of eruption. The ages listed are the normal ages that a baby tooth emerges.

UPPER	ERUPTS BY	LOWER	ERUPTS BY
Central incisor	8-10 Mo	Central incisor	6-9 Mo
Lateral incisor	8-10 Mo	Lateral incisor	15-21 Mo
Canine (Cuspid)	16-20 Mo	Canine (Cuspid)	15-21 Mo
First molar	15-21 Mo	First molar	15-21 Mo
Second molar	20-24 Mo	Second molar	20-24 Mo

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