Question

Question 29
Open your mouth, look into a mirror and try to count the different types of teeth in your mouth. Compare them with Figure 2.3 on page 13 of your NCERT textbook.

Fig 2.3 of NCERT - Arrangement of teeth and different type of teeth.

Record your observations in the table below:

(a) Did you observe any difference in the number of teeth? If yes, could you identify which type of teeth showed the difference?

(b) Compare the number and type of teeth in an adult (say your parents or cousins who have reached the age of 25-30 or more). Note your observation.

Answer 1

(a) Children have 28 teeth in their mouth. There are only four molars in each jaw and not six. Adults have six molars in each jaw.

(b)