A baby boy aged two years is admitted to play school and passes through a dental check-up. The dentist observed that the boy had twenty teeth. Which teeth were absent?
- AIncisors
- BCanines
- CPre-molars
- DMolars
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
[Image comparing deciduous and permanent human dentition] A -year-old child has deciduous (milk) teeth. The dental formula for milk teeth is . This means they have incisors, canines, and molars, but pre-molars are absent.