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Discover some intriguing facts about your teeth. What are they made of and what's inside them?Key facts
- There are 32 permanent teeth, which are completed in the late teens and early twenties with the wisdom teeth.
- The permanent teeth consist of eight incisors, four canines, twelve molars and eight premolars.
- Teeth have a pulp centre made up of nerve cells, tissue and blood vessels.
- Above the gum line teeth are covered in enamel, the hardest substance in the body.
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The first set of teeth are known as "deciduous" or milk teeth
These erupt through the gums between 8 months and 3 years of age
Milk teeth fall out as "permanent" teeth push through the gums at about 6 years of age
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