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Dental Morphology and Occlusion
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| in front of the mouth and are used for gnawing and grooming | Incisors |
| distal to the incisors, very long and used for grasping and tearing | canines |
| cheek teeth, are used for shearing and grinding | premolars and molars |
| Brachyodont teeth | short crown height and do not continue to grow once they have erupted |
| Brachyodont teeth | humans, carnivores, pigs |
| Hypsodont teeth | long crown height and continue to erupt for most the animal's life |
| Hypsodont teeth | horses, and cheek teeth of ruminants |
| Diphyodonts | have two sets of teeth, baby teeth followed by permanent |
| Diphyodonts | mammals |
| Dogs permanent teeth | 2*(3I/3I,1C/1C,4P/4P,2M/3M)=42 |
| Cat permanent teeth | 2*(3I/3I,1C/1C,3P/2P,1M/1M)=30 |
| Cats are missing which maxillary premolars? | first maxillary premolar |
| Cats have what maxillary premolars? | second, third, and fourth maxillary premolars |
| Cats are missing what mandibular premolars? | first,second |
| Cats have what mandibular premolars? | third,fourth |