The first set of teeth, sometimes called «baby» teeth are also
called deciduous teeth because these teeth are present early in life, and then are shed as the developing permanent teeth erupt into position.
Here are the guidelines I use for determining age in puppies: Please note that baby teeth are also
called deciduous teeth.
Puppies grow teeth and loose them by the time they are age 7 months (also
called deciduous teeth).
Puppies are born without teeth and get their puppy teeth between the 6 and 8th week of life and grow 28 teeth (
called deciduous or baby teeth).
Kittens, like humans, grow baby teeth (which are
called deciduous teeth) that start to fall out around three months of age, to make room for their set of adult teeth.
Young puppies are shedding their «baby» teeth (
called deciduous teeth) between the ages of 4 to 8 months.
Their permanent teeth are developing above them, and by three to four months, will start to displace the baby teeth (also
called deciduous teeth).
Broad - leafed trees are also
called deciduous, which means they lose their leaves each fall.
Trees that drop their leaves each fall are
called deciduous trees.
These trees are
called deciduous, which means «falling off.»
Not exact matches
The following chart shows when your child's primary teeth (also
called baby teeth or
deciduous teeth) should erupt and shed.
These tubes are
called vessel elements in hardwood or
deciduous trees (those that lose their leaves in the fall), and tracheids in softwood or coniferous trees (those that retain the bulk of their most recently produced foliage over the winter).
The converse of
deciduous is evergreen; plants which are intermediate may be
called semi-
deciduous.
In some cases, an animal gains a permanent tooth without losing the baby tooth first, resulting in what veterinarians
call a «retained
deciduous tooth.»
What to Look for as Adult Teeth Come In Animals that do not lose their baby teeth have a condition
called retained
deciduous teeth.
Any baby teeth that don't fall out to make way for the adult teeth are
called retained
deciduous teeth.