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Permanent Teeth Eruption Time
Ideally, although not always, the first permanent molars
are the first of the permanent teeth to appear. Often
mistaken by parents for primary teeth, these teeth,
frequently called the "six-year molars," may emerge as early
as five and a half years of age or as late as nine and a half years.
They appear behind the second primary molars; they do not
replace them.
At about the same time that these molars are erupting, the
lower primary incisors are loosening, in preparation for
their loss and replacement by the lower permanent incisors.
Pay special attention to maintaining the health of the four
first permanent molars, which because of their large size
and location in the mouth are of major importance to your
child's chewing ability and critical to the development of
the face and jaws.
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