Count Your Blessings Name them One by One
As a dentist, (Dr. Teresa Wade) I love patients of all ages, but I must confess that children’s dental care is so much fun because of the kids. Their little minds are stretching and growing all the time. The sweetness of childhood makes us all smile.
In my dental office, I always want folks to see me as their source of information, as well as means for remedy and healing. To foster that manner of relationship I like to ask the children what would they like to know about teeth and I publish that answer, here in these informative posts.
Today, Case and Chloe wanted to know about counting their teeth; just exactly how many teeth do kids have anyway? 
After every one of the baby teeth have erupted into place a child will have 20 teeth. That eruption process usually begins in the lower front teeth, followed by the upper front 2 incisors, then lower laterals (side teeth) followed by the upper laterals. Next to appear are the baby cuspids on the lower, followed by uppers cuspids (also called canines). Lastly, the eruption of the 1st molar on the lower then upper, and 2nd molar lower and then upper.
Those marvelous teeth have names which are alphabetic. Starting on the top right back molar is tooth A, then B, and the cuspid is C, next the lateral is D, and finally the central is E. Moving on to the patient’s left we find the central incisor F, the lateral G, cuspid by the name of H, and two molars I and J respectively. Then, drop down to the lower left molar K then 1st Primary molar L, behind the cuspid M, next to the lateral N, standing right next to O the left central. P moves the count to the patient’s right, Q makes us looking at the lower right lateral, R is defiantly the cuspid, then, respectively S and T are the two molars.
Case, Chloe, and I (Dr Wade) hope you’ve learned to count the blessings of your teeth, and that you come see us really soon at Dr Teresa WadeDDS-Family Dentistry 612 Hospital Drive Andrews, TX.
Call today to make an appojntment (432) 523-7782 or visit us online.
And don't forget to count your blessings.
This article was written by Dr Teresa Wade, for her dental practice and the narrative or photos cannot be reproduced without her written consent.
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