Where do the roots go on your baby teeth?

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Where do the roots go on your baby teeth?

2006-08-24 15:38:02 · 4 answers · asked by mongoose 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology

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They are dissolved by osteoclasts.
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2006-08-24 15:46:34 · answer #1 · answered by mary_n_the_lamb 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋

I think the roots stay in the gums. Just the top part falls off and the roots grow your new teeth. This can only happen once. The next time the tooth comes out the roots go with it.

2006-08-24 22:45:11 · answer #2 · answered by Can do it man 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

My kids' dentist said that the adult teeth dissolve the root of the baby tooth and uses it for its own growth.

2006-08-24 22:43:29 · answer #3 · answered by Lisa the Pooh 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

in ur gums

2006-08-24 22:43:29 · answer #4 · answered by Jazzy305 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋