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===The Cat===
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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]]
'''Dental Formula'''
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2 (I3/3 C1/1 P3/2)  Deciduous
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2 (I3/3 C1/1 P3/2 M1/1)  Permanent
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==Dental Formula==
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*Toothless at birth
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The formula for '''deciduous''' teeth: 2 (I3/3 C1/1 P3/2)
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*Deciduous teeth complete and functional within 2 months of birth
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The formula for '''permanent''' teeth: 2 (I3/3 C1/1 P3/2 M1/1)
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*Permanent teeth complete and funtional by the end of the 5th or 6th month
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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.
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'''Incisors'''
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===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
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Sometimes a cat's lower '''incisor''' teeth are shed in middle age.
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'''Molars'''
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===Molars===
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*A decrease in the number of molars leaves the cat with a shearing bite rather than wider cusps for grinding
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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]]
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[[Category:To Do - AimeeHicks]]
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