Question

Give the dental formula of human child.

Answer 1

Children have 20 teeth in their mouth. There are 10 teeth on both the top and bottom jaw. Each jaw consists of specific teeth, which are incisors (cutting teeth), canines (tearing teeth) and molars (grinding teeth). Premolar is absent in human children.
Number of teeth in each quadrant in human children is 2 incisors, 1 canine and 2 molars. So, the dental formula is $\frac{2102}{2102}$