Dental Formula - Cat

The Cat

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Dental Formula

2 (I3/3 C1/1 P3/2) Deciduous

2 (I3/3 C1/1 P3/2 M1/1) Permanent

• Toothless at birth

• Deciduous teeth complete and functional within 2 months of birth

• Permanent teeth complete and funtional by the end of the 5th or 6th month

Incisors

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• Sometimes lower incisor teeth are shed in middle age

Molars

• A decrease in the number of molars leaves the cat with a shearing bite rather than wider cusps for grinding