Incisor

Incisor
Permanent teeth of the right half of the lower dental arch, seen from above.
The permanent teeth of a human, viewed from the right.
Details
Identifiers
Latindens incisivus
MeSHD007180
TA98A05.1.03.004
TA2906
FMA12823
Anatomical terminology

Incisors (from Latin incidere, "to cut") are the front teeth present in most mammals. They are located in the premaxilla above and on the mandible below. Humans have a total of eight (two on each side, top and bottom). Opossums have 18, whereas armadillos have none.[1]

  1. ^ "Archives". dentalcare.com. Archived from the original on 29 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.