An abridged expression for the number and kind of teeth of mammals in which the kind of teeth are represented by i incisor c canine pm premolar or b bicuspid and m molar and the number in each jaw is written like a fraction with the figures above the horizontal line showing the number in the upper jaw and those below the number in the lower jaw and with a dash separating the figures representing the teeth on each side of the jaw. Dental formula Adult rabbits have a total of 28 teeth with a dental formula of 221 00 32 33 28 while kits have is 2 21 00 32 16. The numbers represent from left to right the numbers of incisors canines premolars and molars in either half of the upper and lower jaws.
Humans have two dental formulae one for the primary dentition and one for the permanent dentition.
A dental formula is a summary of a mammal s teeth. These hooks and points can cut. The letters used in this formula are based on the 4 types of teeth like Incisor Canine Premolar and Molar. I 22 C 11 P 22 M 33 16 x 2 32.