different types of teeth and their functions

Incisors

• location: the front of the mouth

• Function: ripping and cutting

• # of roots: single root

Canines (cuspids)

• Location/description: conial

• Function: tearing and slashing

• # of roots : single root

Premolars (bicuspids)

• Location/description: prominent ridges

• Function: crush, mash and grind

• # of roots: single and double roots

Molars

• location/ description: very large crowns with prominent ridges Function

• Function: crushing and grinding

• # of roots: upper - 3, lower - 2

Deciduous

 “baby teeth”, at 2 years of a child’s has 20 teeth