Chapter 12

Tooth Eruption and Timing

First published: 16 October 2015
Citations: 8

Summary

Teeth develop within alveolar bone and erupt into the oral cavity. This chapter is an overview of the process of active eruption, the morphological changes, and the chronology of tooth eruption. Methods of measurement are described with several longitudinal studies providing evidence that tooth eruption occurs during early root stage formation and that the rate is rapid and decreases with time. The age and root stage of teeth at alveolar eruption and partial eruption are summarized, illustrated, and tabulated. Clinical eruption of teeth is described with reference to the sequence, age, and root stage, and the rate of eruption is briefly reviewed.

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