Where did our new tooth come from?Did the gums make it?
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First of all TEETH ARE NOT BONES.
Teeth are depositions of enamel and dentin formed inside a tiny bud that grows(it's called a tooth bud). Each bud is formed like a sprout off a chain of sprouts, like leaves on a plant. You are NOT born with all your teeth already started, but with most of them already started. Your wisdom teeth are the last to start forming well after birth (I think 6 or 7 years) .
As part of the eruption process the new tooth (adult tooth) start to eat away the roots of the baby tooth in a controlled manner. as it takes away more and more of the baby tooth root, the baby tooth becomes looser and falls out. So what pushes the tooth out? The ligaments that attach the root to the bone provide the eruption force necessary for the tooth to move.
Other Answers:
the gums protect. the tooth actually comes from the upper mandible (jaw bone).
the tooth fairy planted a baby tooth in your gums while you wer sleeping.
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