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INCISORS: 8 front teeth 4 on the top and 4 on the bottom. Shaped for biting and cutting. CUSPIDS: 4 teeth located on either side of the incisors. 2 on the top and 2 on the bottom. Shaped for tearing food. BICUSPIDS: 8 located behind cuspids. 4 on the top and 4 on the bottom. Shaped for crushing food. MOLARS: 8 - Double rooted teeth with bumpy chewing surfaces. 4 on the top and 4 on the bottom. Shaped for grinding food.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe four types of teeth are
- Incisors
- Canine
- PreMolar
- Molar
Each types have specific functions to carry out.
- The 8 incisors are the very front human teeth with rather flat surfaces, a straight sharp horizontal edge for cutting and biting the food
- The 8 premolars, used for the chewing of the food, are placed lateral to and behind the canine teeth
- he 4 canine teeth are very strong, pointed corner teeth for tearing and shredding, placed laterally to each lateral incisor.
- The 12 molars are the back human teeth. They used for the final chewing and grinding of the food before swallowing.
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∙ 13y agoThe incisors (front teeth) are for cutting food.
The molars (back teeth) are for grinding food.
The intermediate teeth do both.
(The incisors [eye-teeth) were originally designed to hold food in the mouth, but in humans they just chew.)
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∙ 15y agoYour molars (your back teeth) are for chewing and grinding food up. Your frontal teeth are for tearing and biting.
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∙ 7y agoIncisors (cut food), canines (hold food in mouth), premolars &molars (grind/chew food).
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