The teeth collectively in the dental arch. Dentition ordinarily refers to the natural teeth in position in their alveoli. Dentition referring to the deciduous teeth is DENTITION, PRIMARY; to the permanent teeth, DENTITION, PERMANENT. (From Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992)
    

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A dissertation on artificial teeth : evincing the advantages of teeth made of mineral paste, over every denomination of animal substance To which is added, advice to mothers and nurses on the prevention and cure of those diseases which attend the first dentition / By N. Dubois de Chémant.

A treatise on the progress and shedding of the human teeth, to their completion in a permanent state : on the most prevalent causes of their irregularity and decay; and on the means most appropriate to their preservation ... / by R. Maclean.

Your child's teeth : a guide for parents / by Edgar S. Bacon ; edited and anglicized by H. H. Stones.

De evolutione dentium humanorum : dissertatio inauguralis anatomico physiologica ... / auctor Frid. Aug. Guil. May.

Mémoire sur les principaux accidens de la première dentition : et sur les moyens de les prévenir et d'y remédier / par L.I.A.F. Talma.

Folklore of the teeth / by Leo Kanner.

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A treatise on the progress and shedding of the human teeth, to their completion in a permanent state : on the most prevalent causes of their irregularity and decay; and on the means most appropriate to their preservation ... / by R. Maclean.

Your child's teeth : a guide for parents / by Edgar S. Bacon ; edited and anglicized by H. H. Stones.

De evolutione dentium humanorum : dissertatio inauguralis anatomico physiologica ... / auctor Frid. Aug. Guil. May.

Mémoire sur les principaux accidens de la première dentition : et sur les moyens de les prévenir et d'y remédier / par L.I.A.F. Talma.

Folklore of the teeth / by Leo Kanner.