Question

Choose the incorrect statement with regard to teeth in humans:

• A. Thecodont - Teeth embedded in the socket of jaw bone
• B. Diphyodont - Two sets of teeth during the life time
• C. Heterodont - Morphologically different teeth
• D. Homodont - All teeth are of the same type

Answer 1

The correct option is D Homodont - All teeth are of the same type

Homodont dentition - Teeth are all about the same shape. This is not seen in humans. It is generally a typical feature of non- mammalian vertebrates.

Human dentition can be described as thecodont, heterodont and diphyodont. Thecodont - teeth are embedded in the deep sockets of the jaw bone. Heterodont - morphologically different teeth, namely incisors, canines, premolars and molars. Diphyodont - formation of two sets of teeth during the entire life time.