- After shedding our 20 baby teeth as children, we get 32 permanent teeth as adults.teeth image by JASON WINTER from Fotolia.com
The human mouth contains different numbers and different types of teeth at two stages of life. As children, we have 20 baby teeth made up of five types. As adults, we have 32 permanent teeth made up of eight types. These different types of teeth each have their own special functions. - As children, we get four of each of the following five types of teeth: second molars, first molars, cuspids, lateral incisors and central incisors.
- After shedding our baby teeth, adult humans get four of each of the following eight types of teeth: wisdom teeth, second molars, first molars, second bicuspids, first bicuspids, four cuspids (canine teeth), lateral incisors and central incisors.
- The incisors take care of biting while the cuspids take care of tearing our food apart. The remaining teeth are all meant for chewing and pulverizing the remains in order to prepare the food for swallowing.
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