Why do people have baby teeth and adult teeth?
- Written by Christina Nicholas, Associate Professor of Orthodontics and of Anthropology, University of Illinois Chicago
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Why do people have two sets of teeth? – Ivy D., age 11, Hyde Park, New York
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