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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.

  3. Dental anatomy - Wikipedia

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    Dental anatomy is a field of anatomy dedicated to the study of human tooth structures. The development, appearance, and classification of teeth fall within its purview. (The function of teeth as they contact one another falls elsewhere, under dental occlusion .) Tooth formation begins before birth, and the teeth's eventual morphology is ...

  4. Human mouth - Wikipedia

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    Human mouth. In human anatomy, the mouth is the first portion of the alimentary canal that receives food and produces saliva. [2] The oral mucosa is the mucous membrane epithelium lining the inside of the mouth. In addition to its primary role as the beginning of the digestive system, the mouth also plays a significant role in communication.

  5. Molar (tooth) - Wikipedia

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    A lower wisdom tooth after extraction. The molars or molar teeth are large, flat teeth at the back of the mouth. They are more developed in mammals. They are used primarily to grind food during chewing. The name molar derives from Latin, molaris dens, meaning "millstone tooth", from mola, millstone and dens, tooth.

  6. Maxillary central incisor - Wikipedia

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    Anatomical terminology. [ edit on Wikidata] The maxillary central incisor is a human tooth in the front upper jaw, or maxilla, and is usually the most visible of all teeth in the mouth. It is located mesial (closer to the midline of the face) to the maxillary lateral incisor. As with all incisors, their function is for shearing or cutting food ...

  7. Dental arch - Wikipedia

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    Permanent teeth of right half of lower dental arch, seen from above. 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 ...

  8. Mandible - Wikipedia

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    Structure [ edit] In humans, the mandible is the largest and lowest bone in the facial skeleton. [2] It is the only movable bone of the skull (discounting the vibrating ossicles of the middle ear ). [3] It is connected to the skull's temporal bones by the temporomandibular joints.

  9. Incisor - Wikipedia

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    The permanent teeth of a human, viewed from the right. Incisors (from Latin incidere, "to cut") are the front teeth present in most mammals. They are located in the premaxilla above and on the mandible below. Humans have a total of eight (two on each side, top and bottom). Opossums have 18, whereas armadillos have none.