Permanent teeth

Dentes permanentes

  • Synonym: Dents définitives

Definition

The second set of teeth, which appear at an early period, may continue until old age, and are named permanent teeth.

The permanent teeth are thirty-two in number: four incisors, two canines, four premolars, and six molars, in each jaw.

References

This definition incorporates text from the wikipedia website - Wikipedia: The free encyclopedia. (2004, July 22). FL: Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Retrieved August 10, 2004, from http://www.wikipedia.org

Gallery