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Incisor
Front teeth of most mammals / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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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Incisor | |
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![]() Permanent teeth of the right half of the lower dental arch, seen from above. | |
![]() The permanent teeth of a human, viewed from the right. | |
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Latin | dens incisivus |
MeSH | D007180 |
TA98 | A05.1.03.004 |
TA2 | 906 |
FMA | 12823 |
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