(The Conversation) – Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. Why do people have two sets ...

Depending on if all of your adult teeth came in, or if you’ve ever had teeth removed or damaged, adults typically have 32 teeth. Babies and children have fewer teeth. Do you know how many teeth you ...

Like most mammals, humans are diphyodont: We have two sets of teeth – baby teeth and adult teeth. The technical term for our baby teeth is deciduous teeth because they fall out, the same way deciduous ...