Brian Damage
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For me, 28.
Yes, that's right, I got bored enough to count my own teeth...
Yes, that's right, I got bored enough to count my own teeth...
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All mammals have teeth with the exception of monotremes, anteaters and certain whales. Four types of teeth are found in mammals. Each type of tooth is adapted to perform specific functions.
INCISORS (I) Designed for biting, cutting and stripping
CANINES (C) Designed for seizing, piercing and tearing
PREMOLARS (P) Designed for grinding, crushing, shearing and slicing
MOLARS (M) Designed for grinding and crushing
The most important characteristic used in the identification of mammals is the dentition or teeth. Animal lifestyles can be revealed more by examining their teeth, than by perhaps any other single physical characteristic. For example, the diet and method of feeding of large carnivores is indicated by their large slicing canines. In contrast, the beaver has no canines, but instead has extremely large specialized incisors for gnawing.
A mammal's dental formula designates the number of each type of tooth found in its dentition. The numbers in the dental formula represent the number of teeth in each half of the upper and lower jaws.
Dental formulas are represented as follows: upper jaw/lower jaw
For example, the dental formula for a human is:
(I 2/2 + C 1/1 + P 2/2 + M 3/3) x 2 =32
Originally posted by Brian Damage
Not as sad as making a post in a thread whose topic you consider sad in order to tell some one how sad it is...:E
... or were you reffering to my tooth count?