When you were a tiny baby, your mouth was too small for big teeth! 🌟 So, you got small baby teeth first. Now that you're growing, your mouth is getting bigger, and your body is making space for your new, strong adult teeth! 🦷✨
Baby teeth start to wiggle and fall out because the new teeth are pushing them out. It's like a little tooth fairy party in your mouth! 🎉
Baby teeth, also called primary teeth, are like placeholders for your adult teeth. 🦷 When you're born, your jaw is too small for adult teeth, so baby teeth grow first. As you grow, your jaw gets bigger, and your adult teeth start to form underneath your gums.
Around age 6 or 7, your adult teeth begin to push up, which makes your baby teeth wiggle and eventually fall out! This is totally normal and means your body is working just right. 🌈
Fun fact: You have 20 baby teeth, but you'll have 32 adult teeth (including wisdom teeth)!
Baby teeth (primary teeth) serve as temporary guides for your permanent teeth. 🦷 They help with chewing, speech, and jaw development while your adult teeth form in the jawbone. As you grow, your jaw expands, and the roots of baby teeth dissolve, allowing them to loosen and fall out.
Around ages 6–12, this process happens in stages, making room for larger, stronger adult teeth. The last baby teeth typically fall out by age 12–13. Wisdom teeth (if present) emerge much later, usually in late teens or early adulthood.
This natural process ensures your adult teeth align correctly. Without it, your mouth could become overcrowded!