As we all know homosapiens i.e., we human beings have two sets of teeth. The milk teeth or deciduous dentition that erupt at six months’ of age. There are a total number of 20 milk teeth 10 in the upper jaw and 10 in the lower jaw. Similarly the permanent teeth first erupt at six years of age and remain for a life-time in an individual. There are 32 permanent teeth in total, 16 in the upper jaw and 16 in the lower jaw.
Did you know that a few individuals can have more than 32 teeth?
Some infants are born with single tooth or a few teeth at birth. Such teeth are called as the natal teeth. The tooth which erupts after birth but within 30 days of birth is called as the neonatal teeth. Natal and neonatal teeth are rare and found 1 in every 3000 births. Some believe in the myth that kids born with natal teeth are of bad omen, but in true sense these are few extra calcified structures and after removal does not reoccur or cause any....
