Is it normal to lose teeth at 5 years old?

The normal tooth replacement period for children starts at the age of six. Some children start losing their teeth at the age of five. This is a normal phenomenon. Due to the baby's physique and family genetics, it is normal for everyone to lose teeth at different ages. There is no need to worry as long as it is not too early. Pay attention to the relevant precautions during the tooth replacement period.

· 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).

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.

4 first molars at 6 years old

6-7 years old: 4 central incisors

8-9 years old: 4 lateral incisors

10-year-old first pair of canines 4

11 years old, 4 single canines

12 years old, 4 second canines

13 years old, 4 second molars