Dental Formula - Rabbit

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Teeth of a Rabbit - Copyright Nottingham 2008

The formula for permanent teeth is: 2 (I2/1 C0/0 P3/2 M2-3/3).

There is a small pair of incisors called "peg teeth" directly caudal to the primary maxillary incisors. Some rabbit herds may be missing these peg teeth, as a dominant trait.[1]

Rabbit teeth are hypsodont, meaning they continue to grow throughout life.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Suckow, M., Brammer, D., Rush, H. and Chrisp, C. (2002) Biology and Diseases of Rabbits. In Laboratory Animal Medicine. 2nd ed. San Diego: Academic Press. pp.331.


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