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DENTITION FORMULA

\dɛntˈɪʃən fˈɔːmjʊlə], \dɛntˈɪʃən fˈɔːmjʊlə], \d_ɛ_n_t_ˈɪ_ʃ_ə_n f_ˈɔː_m_j_ʊ_l_ə]\

Definitions of DENTITION FORMULA

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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A formula used to indicate the number and arrangement of teeth. In adult man it is: incisor2-2/2-2; canine ; 1-1/1-1; premolar2-2/2-2 ; molar 3-3/3-3.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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