dentition

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Fits, &c., the consequence of Dentition, and how to be treated.—The number and order of the Teeth, and manner in which they are cut.—First and Second Set.

From The Book of Household Management by Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary)

Dentition: Incisors, 8 lower; canines, none; molars, 12 upper, 12 lower; total 32.

From Cruisings in the Cascades A Narrative of Travel, Exploration, Amateur Photography, Hunting, and Fishing by Shields, George O.

Dentition approaches the next genus, there being only one pair of unicuspidate upper incisors placed, one by each upper canine.

From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Sterndale, Robert Armitage

It frequently happens, that during Dentition, or the Time of their toothing, Children prove subject to Knots or Kernels.

From Advice to the people in general, with regard to their health by Tissot, S. A. D. (Samuel Auguste David)

As early as 1742 treatises were written "Upon Dentition and the Breeding of Teeth in Children."

From Civics and Health by Allen, William H.