How to Use baby tooth in a Sentence

baby tooth

noun
  • Adult demands are made of girls who still have their baby teeth.
    — Jessica M. Goldstein, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2019
  • By age two, most kids have all 20 of their baby teeth.
    — Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Popular Science, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Kim’s teeth are sharp and white, like baby teeth, and his skin is a smooth, wheatish beige.
    — Sadia Shepard, New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2026
  • What’s the purpose of baby teeth?
    — Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Popular Science, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The opossum, who is less than a year old, weighs two pounds and still has her baby teeth.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN, 12 Jan. 2020
  • Some of them still have their baby teeth and believe in fairytales.
    — James L. Dold, Baltimore Sun, 11 Mar. 2024
  • The emergence of baby teeth might be among new parents’ worst and best times.
    — Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Popular Science, 11 Mar. 2026
  • There would be no way to save the baby teeth or permanent teeth on the right side.
    — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2024
  • My children’s baby teeth were in that dirt, along with the silver, glass, and stone.
    — Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
  • When baby teeth fall out, why do children put them under their pillows?
    — Meghan Cox Gurdon, wsj.com, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Parents shouldn’t fret, though, if their 15-month-old has yet to cut their first baby tooth.
    — Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Popular Science, 11 Mar. 2026
  • One set appeared to be baby teeth, also called milk teeth, while the others were adult teeth.
    — Katie Cottingham, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024
  • The term silver tooth kid refers to kids that get silver caps placed on their decaying baby teeth.
    — Erica Jackson Curran, Parents, 7 Aug. 2024
  • Olympia is smiling from ear-to-ear, showing off a full set of baby teeth and beautiful curls.
    — Thatiana Diaz, refinery29.com, 15 June 2019
  • Do other animal species have baby teeth and adult teeth, like humans?
    — Katie Nodjimbadem, Smithsonian, 29 July 2017
  • Among kids between the ages of 6 and 8, more than half have had a cavity in their baby teeth.
    — Erica Jackson Curran, Parents, 7 Aug. 2024
  • All baby teeth should be present by seven weeks old, and they are typically fully weaned by this time as well.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
  • The roots of my little baby teeth were firmly entrenched in gums with a Krazy Glue-like core.
    — Sari Botton, Longreads, 2 Oct. 2017
  • Luckily, the teething process is temporary, and most babies have their full set of baby teeth by age 3.
    — Andrea Park, SELF, 18 Dec. 2017
  • Dentists don’t usually get concerned about a lack of baby teeth until a child is close to age two, Rao says.
    — Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Popular Science, 11 Mar. 2026
  • But the center concluded the real growth area is in children who have just started losing their baby teeth.
    — Akane Otani, WSJ, 9 July 2017
  • The nail penetrates the skin and goes into a pocket between the baby teeth and permanent teeth.
    — Miranda Siwak, Good Housekeeping, 22 May 2017
  • The smiling snap shows off Garner’s cute homemade outfit, bob hairstyle, and a row of pearly white baby teeth.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Problems that affect the baby teeth now can affect the permanent teeth later on if not addressed.
    — Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2023
  • After an X-ray, the dentist found that Natalia still had 12 baby teeth.
    — Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Her fingernails and toenails were painted bright red and her perfect set of baby teeth remained intact.
    — azcentral, 29 Mar. 2018
  • Natal teeth typically fall out within the first month of life, making way for regular baby teeth to come in.
    — Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Popular Science, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Remember, taking care of baby teeth is just as important as taking care of the permanent teeth.
    — Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Prince George of Cambridge who has lost some baby teeth is here to supply everyone with some daily cuteness.
    — Rachel E. Greenspan, Time, 8 Aug. 2019
  • Events like losing baby teeth or a nose bleed can be risky, but Bianca has learned to recognize the signs and take precautionary steps.
    — Kathleen McWilliams, Courant Community, 18 Sep. 2017

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