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dental eruption
A continuous process in which teeth emerge out of their crypts (alveolar eruption), through the gums (gingival eruption), and into occlusion with the opposing teeth of the opposite jaw (occlusal eruption), finally ending when the tooth is lost because it erupts out of the mouth.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Archaeology
- Category: Human evolution
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