Modern Mammal Dentation
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Tooth Structure Includes... | Enamel; Dentine; Pulp; Cementum; Alveolus
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Placement Can Be In... | Premaxilla; Maxilla; Mandible
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Incisors | Interior most teeth; Premaxilla; Cutting and gnawing
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Canines | One pair; Single cusp and root; Piercing, tearing, and holding; Sometimes tusks
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Premolars | Many cusps; One root
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Molars | Many cusps; Three roots; Get molars once only
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Crown Types | Brachydont; Hypsdont
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Brachydont | Crown Type; Low crown; In Carnivores and Omnivores
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Hypsdont | Crown Type; High Crown; In Herbivores
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Occlusal Surfaces | Bunodont; Lophodont; Selenodont; Carnassial
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Bunodont | Occlusal Surface; Omnivores; Crushing and grinding
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Lophodont | Occlusal Surface; Herbivores; Cusps form ridges
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Selenodont | Occlusal Surface; Herbivores; Crescent ridge; Single cusp
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Carnassial | Occlusal Surface; Carnivores; Blade-like, for sheering
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Tooth Replacement | Diphyodont; Vertically come in usually
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Primitive Metatherian Dental Formulae | 5/4, 1/1, 3/3, 4/4 = 50
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Primitive Eutherian Dental Formulae | 3/3, 1/1, 4/4, 3/3 = 44
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