Explain the four types of teeth?
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The four main types of teeth are:
Incisors - Your incisors are eight teeth in the front center of your mouth (four on both bottom and top). These are typically the first adult teeth that a child will get, coming in when the child is between six and eight years old. Incisors are the teeth that you use to bite into your food.
Canines - Your canines are the next teeth that develop in your mouth. You have four of them and they are your sharpest teeth, used for tearing apart food.
Premolars - Premolars are used for tearing and crushing food. Unlike your incisors and canines, premolars have a flat biting surface. You have eight premolars in total.
Molars - Your molars are your largest teeth. Their function is similar to that of the premolars, to grind, tear, and crush food. Molars have a large flat biting surface which makes them perfect for this job.
- Incisors are present at the front of the mouth.
- These teeth have sharp edges and are adapted for cutting food into small, chewable pieces.
- Humans have eight incisors, four incisors in the upper jaw and four in the lower jaw.
- Canines are also called cuspids.
- They are situated at the ‘corners’ of the dental arches. They are characteristically sharp, elongated and pointy surface.
- Their primary function is to grip and tear food.
- Humans have four canines, two in the upper jaw and two in the lower jaw.
- Premolars are also called bicuspids and are located behind the canines.
- These teeth have a flat surface with ridges, which is adapted for crushing and grinding food into smaller portions.
- Humans have eight premolars, two on each side of the jaws.
- Molars are the largest and strongest teeth.
- It has a large and flat biting surface, which is well-adapted for grinding food.
- Humans have 12 molars, six in each jaw.
- Four of those are wisdom teeth, which is also called the third molar, which come in between the ages of 17 to 25.