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Q. The type of teeth present in humans is

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Majority of mammals including human being forms two sets of teeth during their life, a set of temporary milk or deciduous teeth replaced by a set of permanent or adult teeth. This type of dentition is called diphyodont. An adult human has permanent teeth which are of four different types (heterodont dentition), namely, incisors (1), canines (C), premolars (PM) and molars (M).