牙齒發育

牙齒發育或稱牙生成（英語：odontogenesis），是胚胎細胞發育、生長成為牙齒，最後長於口腔內的複雜過程。雖然許多物種都有牙齒構造，但牠們的牙齒發育普遍和人類相同。人類牙齒必須經過良好的胚胎發育階段，才能發展出健康的口腔環境、牙釉質、牙本質、牙骨質（英語：cementum）及牙周組織。乳齒在六至八週之間開始形成，恆齒則是第二十週時開始生長、逐漸取代乳齒^[1]，錯過這段時間牙齒便不會發育。

註釋

^ Ten Cate, A. R. Oral histology: development, structure, and function. St. Louis: Mosby. 1998: 81–102. ISBN 0-8151-2952-1.

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外部連結

[OH1-1] Ten Cate, A. R. Oral histology: development, structure, and function. St. Louis: Mosby. 1998: 81–102. ISBN 0-8151-2952-1.

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