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permanent teeth

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permanent teeth [′pər·mə·nənt ¦tēth]
(anatomy)
The second set of teeth of a mammal, following the milk teeth; in humans, the set of 32 teeth consists of 8 incisors, 4 canines, 8 premolars, and 12 molars.


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``If they are severely decayed, need to be pulled or fall out too soon, the permanent teeth can come in crooked and crowded, condemning the child to years of orthodontia or a lifetime of twisted teeth.
5% of the zone ABR subjects (three males, three females) had missing permanent teeth (excluding wisdom teeth), compared with 4.
Cigarette smoke didn't affect the number of cavities and fillings in a child's permanent teeth.
 
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