# Milchzahn in English: deciduous tooth – dental dictionary

> German dental term "Milchzahn" in English: deciduous tooth. Category Anatomy, with US/UK spelling, synonyms and the sources that confirm the translation.

Source: https://hajto.de/en/tools/dental-dictionary-german-english/milchzahn  
Last updated: 2026-10-17T18:26:06Z  
German version: https://hajto.de/zahnmedizin-woerterbuch/milchzahn.md

**Milchzahn** = **deciduous tooth**

- **English (US):** deciduous tooth
- **Synonyms (English):** baby tooth, milk tooth
- **Category:** Anatomy

## Sources confirming this pair

- MeSH 2026 (NLM) and German MeSH 2026 (ZB MED) (D014094 · Tooth, Deciduous / Milchzahn (MeSH main heading)): [meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D014094](https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D014094)
- Wikipedia: German and English article on the same concept (language link via Wikidata): [de.wikipedia.org: Milchgebiss](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milchgebiss), [en.wikipedia.org: Deciduous teeth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deciduous_teeth), [Wikidata Q281524](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q281524)
- Wiktionary translation table (verification only): [de.wiktionary.org/wiki/Milchzahn](https://de.wiktionary.org/wiki/Milchzahn)

[German–English dental dictionary](https://hajto.de/en/tools/dental-dictionary-german-english.md) · Deutscher MeSH 2026, ZB MED – Informationszentrum Lebenswissenschaften, CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.de); English MeSH courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.