Thecodont - set in sockets

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Thecodont - set in sockets Pleurodont - attach to
side of jaw Acrodont - attach to occlusal surface
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Incisors Simple Used for pincers - grasping and
picking Modified Chisels - rodents Tusks -
elephants
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Canines First tooth in maxilla, when present Tend
to be long Commonly consist single cusp with one
root Used for stabbing and holding prey Enlarged
canines - musk deer, walruses, baboons
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Premolars Vary in shape and size shrew - tiny
peg massive crushing organ - wolf Usually
smaller and simpler than molars Deciduous
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Molars Vary in size, shape, and
function Completion eruption delayed
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Walrus tusk - upper canines
Elephant tusk - incisors
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