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  2. Human tooth - Wikipedia

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    Human teeth function to mechanically break down items of food by cutting and crushing them in preparation for swallowing and digesting. As such, they are considered part of the human digestive system. [1] Humans have four types of teeth: incisors, canines, premolars, and molars, which each have a specific function. The incisors cut the food ...

  3. Permanent teeth - Wikipedia

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    Up to thirteen years of age, 28 of the 32 permanent teeth will appear. The full permanent dentition is completed much later during the permanent dentition period. [3] The four last permanent teeth, the third molars, usually appear between the ages of 17 and 21 years; they are considered wisdom teeth. [4]

  4. Canine tooth - Wikipedia

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    Humans have the proportionately smallest male canine teeth among all anthropoids and exhibit relatively little sexual dimorphism in canine tooth size. It has been proposed that the receding canine teeth in human males was likely to be a result of sexual selection for less aggressive partners by female humans. [7]

  5. Humans Have A Third Set of Teeth—And New Medicine May Help ...

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    By targeting the USAG-1 gene, researchers believe that they can help people without a full set of teeth regrow teeth. The team says that humans have a third set of teeth available as buds, ready ...

  6. Incisor - Wikipedia

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    Rodents have four. Rabbits and hares were once considered rodents, but are distinguished by having six—one small pair, called "peg teeth", is located directly behind the most anterior pair. Incisors are used to bite off tough foods, such as red meat. Cattle (cows, bulls, etc.) have none on top but a total of six on the bottom.

  7. Dental anatomy - Wikipedia

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    This is true only in permanent teeth. In deciduous teeth, the maxillary second molar is the last tooth in the mouth and does not have a third molar behind it. The deciduous maxillary second molar is also the most likely of the deciduous teeth to have an oblique ridge. There are usually four cusps on maxillary molars, two buccal and two palatal.

  8. Dental arch - Wikipedia

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    The dental arches are the two arches (crescent arrangements) of teeth, one on each jaw, that together constitute the dentition.In humans and many other species, the superior (maxillary or upper) dental arch is a little larger than the inferior (mandibular or lower) arch, so that in the normal condition the teeth in the maxilla (upper jaw) slightly overlap those of the mandible (lower jaw) both ...

  9. Why the Tuatara Has Three Eyes - AOL

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    The retina does contain photoreceptors, which is why it’s believed the eye can sense the time of day. One research study showed that the tuataras use this eye like a compass and navigate by the sun.