Your teeth help you chew. They shape your mouth and, consequently, your entire face. They help you smile, which is how you make first impressions on other people. Yet many of us don’t know which tooth is a bicuspid and which is an incisor.
When we have a toothache and are asked by your Levesque Dentistry dentist, ‘which tooth is bothering you?’, many of us simply point and say, “that one!” like we’re picking out a suspect in a police lineup. So let’s take a moment to get to know our teeth a little better.
We humans grow two sets of teeth in our lifetime: our primary teeth and our secondary teeth. Our primary teeth are more commonly called our “baby teeth” because they begin growing in when we are only about six months old and are usually all in place by the time we reach three years of age.
Our secondary teeth, also known as our “adult teeth”, begin emerging as our primary teeth begin to fall out. This usually begins by the age of six and finishes up by age twelve.
The average adult person usually has 32 secondary teeth but they are not all the same. Your teeth have different jobs based on their shapes and where they are located in your mouth. You could choose to view them like the players on your favorite football team: each has plays their own position but they work as a team to score points.
Now that you know you teeth a little better, you will be better able to communicate with Dr. Keith Levesque, Dr. Adrian Levesque or Dr. Tara Vogel when you may be having a problem. For example, if you have pain in the rear of your mouth when you chew your food, you may have an issue with one of molars or wisdom teeth.
At the very least, maybe you now better appreciate the roles your teeth play in chewing your food. It’s commonly believed in sports coaching that a good team is only as strong as its’ weakest player. That’s why it’s important to schedule regular cleanings and exams with Levesque Dentistry in Nashua NH. To schedule call (603) 547-9203 or request an appointment online.
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