Normal adult humans have 32 teeth. Rarely, someone has a condition called hyperdontia where they have more than 32. This happens with around 1-2% of the population. Sometimes, those with hyperdontia ...

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Teeth help animals bite and chew food. Meat-eating carnivores tend to have sharp teeth to sink into their prey, while herbivores tend to have flatter teeth to grind down their plant-based meals. Some ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. Why do people have two sets of teeth? – Ivy D., ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Christina Nicholas, University of Illinois Chicago and David Avenetti, University of ...