Question

(c) Name the different types of teeth.
What is the function of each type ?
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Answer 1

Answer:

There are 4 types of teeth :-

• Incisors

• Canines

• Premolars

• Molars

Incisors :- Most adults normally have eight incisors (four upper, four lower). These are the front-most teeth used for cutting food. These are the teeth that appear first in young children.

Canines :- These are the slightly pointed teeth situated on each side of the incisors. Because they resemble the fangs of a dog (canine) they acquired that name. Sometimes they are called cuspids or “eye teeth,” because they sit directly below the eye sockets.

Premolars :- These are located between the canines and the molars in the back of the mouth. Premolars have two pointed cusps on their biting surface. Which is why they are sometimes referred to as bicuspids. The premolars are considered transitional teeth, guiding food from the canines to the molars in back for chewing.

Molars :- Molars, in the back of the mouth, are used for grinding our food. The typical adult has twelve molars, 4 of which are your wisdom teeth. Each side of the upper and lower jaw has three molars. These are our largest teeth and designed to sustain the force used for chewing, grinding and clenching.

Answer 2

The types of teeth are :-

❥ Incisors - These are the teeth that you use to bite into your food .

• These are typically the first adult teeth that a child will get , coming in when the child is between six and eight years old .

• There are 8 incisors .

❥ Canines - They are used for tearing up the food .

• There are 4 canines .

❥ Premolars - They are used for tearing and crushing food .

• There are 8 premolars .

❥ Molars - Their function is to grind , tear and crush food .

• There are 12 molars .