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Dental Formula - Cat (view source)

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==Introduction==

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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 functional 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 functional by the end of the 6th month.

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

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The formula for '''deciduous''' teeth: 2 (i3/3 c1/1 p3/2)

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

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~~===Incisors===~~

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Premolars

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

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Cats are normally missing the maxillary 1st premolar and the mandibular 1st and 2nd premolars

===Molars===

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