FUNDAMENTAL TERMS FOR UNDERSTANDING TOOTH STRUCTURE

  TOPIC: CLASSIFICATION OF TEETH BASED ON THEIR NORMAL POSITION  

📌 KEY POINTS FOR COMPLETE HUMAN DENTITION 

🔷 DENTITION:

• Refers to all the teeth present in the mouth.

🔷 TWO SETS OF DENTITION

• Types of Dentition:
  
  • Primary Dentition (childhood).
  • Permanent Dentition (adulthood, also called secondary dentition).

🔷DENTAL ARCHES:

• • Maxillary Arch: Formed by teeth in the upper jaw (maxillae).
  • Mandibular Arch: Formed by teeth in the lower jaw (mandible).

🔷 QUADRANTS: 

• • Each arch is divided into left and right halves.
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