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Tooth Eruption
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Definition
: The emergence of a tooth from within its follicle in the ALVEOLAR PROCESS of the MAXILLA or MANDIBLE into the ORAL CAVITY. (Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed)
See Also
Tooth Eruption, Ectopic
Other names
Teething; Tooth Eruptions; Eruptions, Tooth; Eruption, Tooth