Question

10. What is the total number of diphyodont teeth found in a human adult?
(1) 28
(2) 16
(3) 20
(4) 12​

Answer 1

Answer:

20 is the right answer.....

Answer 2

Human beings have 16 diphyodont teeth.

Explanation:

• The type of dental arrangement in which milk teeth are replaced by permanent teeth, is called diphyodont.
• Milk teeth are the first set of teeth that are formed in human beings during childhood.
• As they grow up, these teeth fall and in place of it, permanent teeth are developed.
• Accordingly, human has 16 diphyodont teeth in each jaw, in the order of 4 incisors, 2 canine, 4 premolars, and 6 molars.
• Overall when we sum up the value of teeth in both upper as well lower jaw we get 36 diphyodont teeth.