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General Canine Dental Information
Dental Formulas: Deciduous
teeth: 2 x (3/3 i, 1/1 c, 3/3 pm) = 28
Permanent teeth: 2 x (3/3 I,
1/1 C, 4/4 PM, 2/3 M) = 42
where: 2 = left
side + right side
upper jaw /
lower jaw
i
and I are the incisors
c
and C are the canines
pm
and PM are the premolars
m
and M are the molars
lowercase = deciduous teeth
uppercase = permanent teeth
Eruption Times: Deciduous
Permanent
(weeks)
(months)
Incisors 3-4 3-5
Canines 3 4-6
Premolars 4-12 4-6
Molars --- 5-7
SOURCE: Wiggs RB, Lobprise HB. Veterinary
Dentistry. Principles and Practice.
Philadelphia,
PA: Lippincott-Raven; 1997: 68,69. |