Incisor
Front teeth of most mammals / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Incisors (from Latin incidere, "to cut") are the front teeth present in most mammals. They are located in the premaxilla above and on the mandible below. Humans have a total of eight (two on each side, top and bottom). Opossums have 18, whereas armadillos have none.[1]
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Latin | dens incisivus |
MeSH | D007180 |
TA98 | A05.1.03.004 |
TA2 | 906 |
FMA | 12823 |
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