title: The normal development of teeth.
abstract: Even though a dental assessment is not often a part of a child's regular medical check up, an understanding of the normal dental development and its variations is a valuable diagnostic tool. Dental health is a part of total health, and there is a need for increased communication between medical and dental practitioners to achieve this goal (Figure 32).
authors.affiliation: Westmead Hospital Dental Clinical School, New South Wales.
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Widmer
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003817:Dentition; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D014070:Tooth / Q000254:growth & development*; D014071:Tooth Abnormalities / Q000473:pathology; D014078:Tooth Eruption; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous