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===The Cat===
[[Image:Feline Dentition.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Feline Dentition - Copyright Nottingham 2008]]
'''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'''
[[Image:Oral Cavity Cat.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Teeth Cat - Copyrigh Copyright P.Fernandes]]
*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
[[Category:Teeth - Anatomy & Physiology]]
[[Category:Cat - Alimentary System]]
[[Image:Feline Dentition.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Feline Dentition - Copyright Nottingham 2008]]
'''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'''
[[Image:Oral Cavity Cat.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Teeth Cat - Copyrigh Copyright P.Fernandes]]
*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
[[Category:Teeth - Anatomy & Physiology]]
[[Category:Cat - Alimentary System]]