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Question
Open your mouth, look into a mirror and try to count the different types of teeth in your mouth. Compare them with Figure 2.3 on page 13 of your NCERT textbook. Record your observations in the table below:
| Type of teeth | Number of teeth | |
| In my mouth | In the figure | |
| Incisors | ||
| Canines | ||
| Premolars | ||
| Molars | ||
- Did you observe any difference in the number of teeth? If yes, could you identify which type of teeth showed the difference?
- Compare the number and type of teeth in an adult (say your parents or cousins who have reached the age of 25-30 or more). Note your observation.
Solution
| Type of teeth | Number of teeth | |
| In my mouth | In the figure | |
| Incisors | 8 | 8 |
| Canines | 4 | 4 |
| Premolars | 8 | 8 |
| Molars | 8 | 12 |
- Yes, molar teeth showed a difference in the number of teeth.
- A child (of class 7) has 8 incisors, 4 canines, 8 premolars and 8 molars in his mouth whereas an adult who has reached the age of 25-30 has 8 incisors, 4 canines, 8 premolars and last 4 molars are added after the age of 18 years in most human beings.
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