Question

An adolescent human below $17$ years of age normally has dental formula as

• A. $\frac{2,1,2,0}{2,1,2,0}$
• B. $\frac{2,1,2,2}{2,1,2,2}$
• C. $\frac{2,1,3,2}{2,1,3,2}$
• D. $\frac{2,2,3,2}{2,2,3,2}$

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

The dental formula expresses the arrangement of teeth in each half of the upper jaw and the lower jaw. Arragement of teeth in each half of the upper and lower jaw in the order $I, C, PM$ and $M$ is represented by a dental formula in humans.