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Types of Teeth

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Question

Write true or false in the following statement.

(ii) The temporary set of teeth includes incisors, canines, and premolars only.

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Solution

Answer: False (F)

The temporary set of teeth is also known to be the milk teeth. It consists of 20 teeth including 8 incisors, 4 canines, 8 molars only. Later, this temporary set of teeth is replaced by the permanent set of teeth.

Hence, the given statement is false.

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Question 2
Which of the following pair of teeth differ in structure but are similar in function?

(a) Canines and incisors
(b) Molars and premolars
(c) Incisors and molars
(d) Premolars and canines

Which one of the following pairs of types of teeth perform one common function as stated against it ?

(a) Incisors, canines - Holding

(b) Canines, premolars - Tearing

(c) Premolars, molars - Grinding

(d) Molars, incisors - Tearing

Q. During a dental check up in school, the dentist asked a group of students to name the teeth from the back of the mouth to the front in the correct order. He got four different answers. Identify the one that shows the correct order.
(a) 3 incisors, 2 canines, 1 molar, 2 premolars.
(b) 2 incisors, 1 canine, 3 premolars, 2 molars.
(c) 2 molars, 3 premolars, 2 canines, 1 incisor.
(d) 3 molars, 2 premolars, 1 canine, 2 incisors.

Q. The number of incisors, molars, premolars and canines in the buccal cavity is

Q. Very short answer type.
From the following description of teeth pattern, give the likely feeding habit of the animal to which it belongs: incisors, well developed canines, sharply cusped premolars, and reduced numbers of molars.

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