Question

Study the following dental formula and then answer the questions that follow :

$i\frac{3}{4}$ $c\frac{0}{0}$ $pm\frac{0}{1}$ $m\frac{1}{1}$

(a) State the total number of teeth present in the dentition.

(b) Is the dentition that of a carnivore or herbivore ? Give a reason to support your answer.

(c) Name an animal possessing such a dentition.

(d) Give the dental formula of an adult human being.

Answer 1

(a) The total number of teeth are 20.

(b) The dentition is of a herbivore as it does not have canine.

(c) It is the dental arrangement of a child.

(d) The dental formula of an adult human being is:

$i\frac{2}{2}$ $c\frac{1}{1}$ $pm\frac{2}{2}$ $m\frac{3}{3}$