At what age do children lose their teeth?

Teeth play a very important role in our body. They are used by us to chew food. It is very necessary to ensure the health of teeth. However, each of us will experience some tooth replacement when we are young. However, there is a certain pattern when people replace their teeth. Only by mastering the time of tooth loss can we pay more attention to the maintenance of teeth. Let's find out at what age children lose their teeth.

At what age do children lose their teeth?

· Teeth change around 6 years old

Generally speaking, deciduous teeth will become loose and fall out before children enter elementary school, and at the same time, permanent teeth will also show signs of eruption. Generally speaking, the first deciduous tooth falls out when the child is 6 years old. Of course, this is not a definite number, because some children's deciduous teeth begin to fall out when they are over 4 years old, and some begin to fall out when they are 7 to 8 years old, so parents do not need to worry too much.

· Human tooth growth pattern

Most people have only two sets of teeth in their lifetime, namely deciduous teeth and permanent teeth. From the time your baby is six months old until he is two or three years old, his 20 baby teeth will gradually develop completely. The permanent teeth will gradually replace the deciduous teeth between the ages of 6 and 13, and then several molars will continue to erupt, eventually reaching 28-32 teeth (some people do not grow 4 wisdom teeth).

The order in which children change their teeth

In general, the teeth in the lower half of children will fall out before the upper half, presenting a symmetrical situation on the left and right. Therefore, at about the age of 6, the child's lower deciduous central incisors gradually become loose and fall out, and the lower permanent central incisors and first permanent molars also begin to gradually erupt.

Afterwards, the deciduous canines and bicuspids will slowly fall out one by one and be replaced by corresponding permanent teeth. When children reach the age of 12-14, all their deciduous teeth will be replaced, and then the permanent teeth will grow separately. The second molars grow out between the ages of 12 and 14, while the third molars, commonly known as wisdom teeth, only start to grow after adulthood.

The above is an introduction to at what age children start to lose their teeth. After understanding it, we know that children generally begin to lose their teeth around the age of six, usually starting with the front teeth. During the period of tooth replacement, we must ensure good oral hygiene and give children less sweets.