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Question: Please Give the dental formula of human beings.

Question: Please Give the dental formula of human beings.

Grade:12th pass

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Rituraj Tiwari
askIITians Faculty 1792 Points
3 years ago
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Vikas Amritiya
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3 years ago

The dental formula represents the arrangement of teeth in each half of the upper and the lower jaw. The entire formula is multiplied by two to represent the total number of teeth.

The dental formula for milk teeth in humans is:2102/2102*2=20

Each half of the upper jaw and the lower jaw has 2 incisors, 1 canine, and 2 molars. Premolars are absent in milk teeth  hence the zero.

The dental formula for permanent teeth in humans is: 2123/2123*2=32

Each half of the upper jaw and the lower jaw has 2 incisors, 1 canine, 2 premolars, and 3 molars. An adult human has 32 permanent teeth.

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