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Mammals have heterodont dentition with different types of teeth that are not specialized to match specific eating habits.

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Mammals have heterodont dentition with different types of teeth that are highly specialized to match specific eating habits. By heterodont dentition we mean the different types of teeth that we have - incisors, canines, premolars and molars which have their specific functions.

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Most of the vertebrates have jaws with teeth. The mode of arrangement of teeth on the jaws is called dentition.
The various types of teeth seen in mammals are incisors (I) canines (C) premolars (P) and molars (M). They are used for biting, tearing, chewing and grinding, respectively.
Canines, the tearing teeth are well-developed in carnivores and ill-developed or absent in herbivores.

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(a) Homodont (b) Isodont (c) Heterodont (d) Acrodont
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(a) Incisors (b) Canines (c) Premolars (d) Molars

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