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[[Image:Feline Dentition.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Feline Dentition - Copyright Nottingham 2008]]

[[Image:Feline Dentition.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Feline Dentition - Copyright Nottingham 2008]]

*Deciduous teeth complete and functional within 2 months of birth

The formula for '''permanent''' teeth: 2 (I3/3 C1/1 P3/2 M1/1)

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

Cats are toothless at birth. '''Deciduous''' teeth are complete and functional within 2 months of birth. '''Permanent''' teeth are complete and funtional by the end of the 5th or 6th month.

'''Incisors'''

===Incisors===

[[Image:Oral Cavity Cat.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Teeth Cat - Copyrigh Copyright P.Fernandes]]

[[Image:Oral Cavity Cat.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Teeth Cat - Copyrigh Copyright P.Fernandes]]

*Sometimes lower incisor teeth are shed in middle age

Sometimes a cat's lower '''incisor''' teeth are shed in middle age.

'''Molars'''

===Molars===

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

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:Teeth - Anatomy & Physiology]]

[[Category:Cat - Alimentary System]]

[[Category:Cat - Alimentary System]]

[[Category:To Do - A&P]]

[[Category:To Do - AimeeHicks]]