Which four types of teeth are found in humans?

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Which four types of teeth are found in humans?

Humans have four basic tooth types defined by shape and function: incisors for cutting, canines for tearing, premolars (bicuspids) for grinding, and molars for heavy grinding. The option that includes “cusp” is not correct because a cusp is a raised point on a tooth, not a type of tooth. The correct set of categories is incisors, canines, premolars, and molars. (Note: in the baby (deciduous) dentition, premolars are absent; they appear in the permanent dentition.)

Humans have four basic tooth types defined by shape and function: incisors for cutting, canines for tearing, premolars (bicuspids) for grinding, and molars for heavy grinding. The option that includes “cusp” is not correct because a cusp is a raised point on a tooth, not a type of tooth. The correct set of categories is incisors, canines, premolars, and molars. (Note: in the baby (deciduous) dentition, premolars are absent; they appear in the permanent dentition.)

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