Chapter Four

The Teeth

The Teeth Begin to appear when a child is six  or seven months old. And at two and a half years it should have all twenty temporary teeth.
When the child reaches the age of six, the permanent teeth begin to appear. The teeth of small children should be cared for and kept clean. They should last until the time comes for the permanent teeth to take their place. The permanent teeth are thirty-two in number.
The four back teeth are thiery- two in number. The four large black teeth do not make their appearance until after the age of seventeen or eighteen. These permanent teeth should all last to the very end of life.