A Guide to Your Child’s Permanent Dentition

As a parent, we watch our children go through many milestones and they grow.  One of which, is losing their baby teeth.  Some children tend to get their permanent teeth much earlier than expected while others get their permanent teeth much later.  It is important during this transition to really develop a toothbrushing regime that your child enjoys while at the same time is effective.

Typically at the age of 6, children lose their first tooth.  The teeth that are lost first are the central incisors.  This is then followed by the eruption of the first permanent molars.  Around 12 years of age is when the last of the baby teeth are lost.   It is during this time, that we recommend sealants to be placed on the permanent molar teeth.  Below is a chart on the eruption of the permanent dentition.