Dental Formula - Cat

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The Cat

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

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
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