Definitions for pretenseprÉªËtÉns, Ëpri tÉns. pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation, feigning(noun) the act of giving a false appearance. his conformity was only pretending. pretense, pretence, feigning, dissembling(noun) pretending with intention to deceive.
By age 3, your child should have a full set of 20 baby teeth, which shouldn't fall out until his permanent teeth are ready to start coming in, around age 6.
Around the age of 6-7 years the first adult teeth begin to erupt in the mouth starting with the first permanent molars, also known as 6 year molars. They erupt behind the second primary molars (which will later be replaced by the second permanent premolars).