Cards (6)

  • Humans have four types of teeth, each with different functions
  • Incisors: 8, 4 on each side, pointed, used for cutting food
  • Canines: hold food in place and tear is off
  • Premolars: Chew and grind food
  • Molars: chew and grind food
  • Human dental formula: 2.1.2.3 (8 times 2= 16 teeth of each jaw. Therefore a complete set of teeth is 32.)