Dentition

Dentition and Denture
(set of teeth)

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Dentition is the
growth of teeth (the teething process).}

The Denture (set of teeth) can be:

1. milk teeth - decidual teeth.
2. definitive - permanent teeth.
3. artificial - protesis.

The Scissor bite can be:
^{(1) Perfect
- with a scissor bite, where, in the oclusion, upper incissors overlapping
closely lower insissors, touching its front face, with its internal faces.

(2) Regular - with all inscissors in line (aligned).

(3) Complete - all the incissors are, equally, in scissor bite.
All 42 teeth are present, according to the chart below.}

Incisors (cuters)	2 x 3 superiors: 2 x 3 inferiors:	1 pincer, 1 middle e 1 corner 1 pincer, 1 middle e 1 corner
Canines (fang)	2 x 1 superior 2 x 1 inferior
Premolars (chewers)	2 x 4 superiors: 2 x 4 inferiors:	P1, P2, P3, P4 P1, P2, P3, P4
(cutters P3 superior)	16 teeth located laterally, between canines and molars.
Molars (chewers) (cortadores M2 inferiores)	2 x 2 superiors: 2 x 3 inferiors:	M1, M2 M1, M2, M3

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The Bite of the denture can be:


Scissors bite	Level bite or pincer bite

Prognatism or inferior prognathism	Retrognatism or upper prognathism