dentia praecox
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dentia — The process of tooth development or eruption. Also serves to denote a relationship to the teeth. [dent + suffix ia, condition, process] d. praecox (den te′a pre coks) premature tooth eruption. [L … Medical dictionary
predeciduous tooth — any tooth present at birth, which may be normal in all respects or may represent a hornified epithelial rootless structure, found on the gingivae over the crest of the ridge before eruption of the deciduous teeth. Called also dentia praecox, milk … Medical dictionary
premature teeth — deciduous teeth that erupt prior to the end of the third month of life, or permanent teeth that erupt prior to the end of the fourth year of life. Called also dentia praecox and precocious or premature dentition. See also predeciduous teeth … Medical dictionary
