Appendix 2
The Development of the Unborn Child's Body

 

Teeth

 

Timing

Source
The teeth begin to form.
Day 40 after conception Rugh, p 47
The primary teeth are at the cap stage. Day 56 after fertilization Larsen, p xii
Tooth buds form from dental lamina. 4th - 8th weeks of development Larsen, p 304
Dental buds are present. 8th week Sadler, 7th edition, p 341
The tooth buds for permanent teeth begin to appear. About 10th week after fertilization Moore, p 523
The tooth buds for the second and third permanent molars are developing. At birth Moore, p 523


 


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