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types of teeth
Question | Answer |
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incisors | small cutting teeth used for nibbling or grooming |
canines | 'fangs' designed for grasping and tearing with great forcce |
premolars | larger tearing or shearing teeth |
molars | larger teeth meant for grinding not used for this as much in carnivores |
carnassials | the primary shearing teeth |
puppy deciduous dentition | 2(I3/3, C1/1, PM3/3) |
kitten decidous dentition | 2(I3/3, C1/1, PM3/2) |
Dog dentition | 2(I3/3, C1/1, PM4/4, M2/3) |
Cat dentition | 2(I3/3, C1/1, PM3/2, M1/1) |
dog upper roots | 1st has one root, next two have 2 and next 3 have 3 |
dog lower roots | 1st and last have one, everything inbetween have 2 |
cat upper roots | 1st has one, 2nd have 2, third have 3, 4th have one |
cat lower roots | all have 2 roots |