dens permanens

per·ma·nent tooth

[TA]

1 of 32 teeth belonging to the second, or permanent, dentition; eruption of the permanent teeth begins from the fifth to the seventh year, and is not completed until the 17th-23rd year, when the last of the third molars appears.

Synonym(s): dens permanens [TA], dens succedaneus, second tooth, secondary dentition, succedaneous dentition, succedaneous tooth

per·ma·nent tooth

(pĕr'mă-nĕnt tūth) [TA]

One of the 32 teeth belonging to the second, or permanent, dentition; eruption of the permanent teeth begins from the fifth to the seventh year, and is not completed until the 17th-23rd year, when the last of the wisdom teeth appears.
Synonym(s): dens permanens [TA] , second tooth, secondary dentition.

dens permanens

One of the 32 permanent teeth.

Synonym: permanent dentition

See also: dens

per·ma·nent tooth

(per'mă-nĕnt tūth) [TA]

One of 32 teeth belonging to the second, or permanent, dentition; eruption of permanent teeth begins from the fifth to the seventh year, and is not completed until the 17th-23rd year, when the last of the third molars appears.
Synonym(s): dens permanens [TA] , dens succedaneus, second tooth, secondary dentition, succedaneous dentition.