Definition of: dentition

(den·tish′ən) noun
1. The process or period of cutting teeth; teething.
2. Biol. The kind and number of teeth characteristic of an animal, and the manner in which they are arranged in the jaws. [<L dentitio, -onis teething <dentire cut teeth <dens, dentis teeth]

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permanent dentition
primary dentition
heterodont dentition
complete dentition
lower dentition
human dentition
upper dentition
unique dentition
anterior dentition
deciduous dentition
homodont dentition
mixed dentition
dentition suggests
poor dentition
mammalian dentition

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