Question

Name the various kind of teeth in your mouth state their function

Answer 1

Answer:

Most adults have 32 teeth, called permanent or secondary teeth:

8 incisors

4 canines, also called cuspids

8 premolars, also called bicuspids

12 molars, including 4 wisdom teeth

Children have just 20 teeth, called primary, temporary, or milk teeth. They include the same 10 teeth in the upper and lower jaw:

4 incisors

2 canines

4 molars

Explanation:

What are incisors?

Your eight incisor teeth are located in the front part of your mouth. You have four of them in your upper jaw and four in your lower jaw.

Incisors are shaped like small chisels. They have sharp edges that help you bite into food. Whenever you sink your teeth into something, such as an apple, you use your incisor teeth.

What are canines?

Your four canine teeth sit next to the incisors. You have two canines on the top of your mouth and two on the bottom.

Canines have a sharp, pointy surface for tearing food.

The first baby canines come in between the ages of 16 months and 20 months. The upper canines grow in first, followed by the lower canines.

Lower adult canines emerge in the opposite way. First, the lower canines poke through the gums around age 9, then the upper canines come in at age 11 or 12.

What are premolars?

Your eight premolars sit next to your canines. There are four premolars on top, and four on the bottom.

Premolars are bigger than canines and incisors. They have a flat surface with ridges for crushing and grinding food into smaller pieces to make it easier to swallow.

Baby molar teeth are replaced by adult premolars. Infants and young children don’t have premolars because these teeth don’t start to come in until around age 10.

What are molars?

Your 12 molars are your biggest and strongest teeth. You have six on the top and six on the bottom. The main eight molars are sometimes divided into your 6-year and 12-year molars, based on when they typically grow in.

The large surface area of your molars helps them grind up food. When you eat, your tongue pushes food to the back of your mouth. Then, your molars break up the food into pieces small enough for you to swallow.

The molars include four wisdom teeth, which are the last set of teeth to come in. They usually come in between the ages of 17 and 25. Wisdom teeth are also called third molars.

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