Curious Kids: why do we lose our baby teeth?

Baby teeth are only temporary. But they are important — so please look after them. Philippe Put/flickr, CC BY-NDCurious Kids is a series for children. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskids@theconversation.edu.au You might also like the podcast Imagine This, a co-production between ABC KIDS listen and The Conversation, based on Curious Kids. Why do we lose our baby teeth? – Jack, age 8. Losing your first baby tooth is an important part of growing up. We need teeth to bite, chomp and chew so that we can enjoy a healthy diet with lots of different types of food. Teeth also help us speak and pronounce tricky words. They help to grow our jaws and face and

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