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Change of teeth

齿更 〔齒更〕 chǐ gēng

换齿〔換 齒〕huàn chǐ

The replacement of the milk teeth (deciduous) teeth by the permanent teeth at the age of six to seven. Change of teeth is considered a manifestation of kidney qì. Plain Questions (素问 sù wèn, shàng gǔ tiān zhēn lùn) states, When a male is eight years old and his kidney qì is replete, the hair grows and the teeth change.

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