dentition
- noun
- /dɛnˈtɪʃən/
- Specialized
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dentición
- All of the children with CLP and six of the children without CLP were in mixed dentition; two children without CLP were in primary dentition.
Examples
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The dentist monitored the child's dentition to ensure that the transition from baby teeth to adult teeth was occurring properly.
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In early childhood, dentition refers to the emergence of baby teeth, which typically happens between six months and three years of age.
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During the toddler years, children experience mixed dentition as their baby teeth begin to fall out and permanent teeth start to erupt.
Synonyms
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1.0
The set of parts in a mouth used for biting and chewing, showing how many and where they are
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5.8
A tooth coming through the gum in a baby
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2.8
A time when a baby's first teeth come through the gums
A baby begins to grow small hard parts in the mouth for biting
A time when a baby's first teeth come through the gums
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
dentition = dent (semi-transparent) = dent + ition
Formed from the combining form 'dent-' (tooth) plus the noun-forming suffix '-ition'; learners who know 'dentist' or 'dental' or 'tooth' can infer the meaning, but 'dent' is not a common standalone word, so inference is only partly transparent.
Etymology
The word dentition comes from the Latin root dent meaning 'tooth', the same root you see in dentist and dental. So, dentition is the process of teeth 'coming in' through the gums, like when a baby gets its first teeth.