Meaning of dentition | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The set of natural teeth of an individual
   countable, uncountable
2. The type, number and arrangement of the normal teeth of an organism or of the actual teeth of an individual
   countable, uncountable
3. An arrangement in an organism or object of projections that resemble teeth
   countable, uncountable
4. The process of growing teeth; teething
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Can a medical man say⟳ just exactly from the necessarily hurried examination he must give⟳ of the mouth, and without a special dental knowledge, what constitutes a good dentition?”

“As mentioned dentition of bivalves, i.e. teeth and sockets, occur⟳ on the vertical portion of the hinge plates of the two valves, which are in contact⟳ with each other when the shell is closed.”

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