Oral anatomy

Question 1

How many deciduous teeth are there in cats

Answer 1

There should be 26 deciduous teeth starting erupting at 2-3 weeks with incissors then canines and then premolars

Question 2

How many permanent teeth are there in the cat

Answer 2

There should be 30 permanent teeth fully erupted at 7 months of age

Question 3

What is the modified Triadan tooth numbering system

Answer 3

Each jaw quadrant is numbered as followed:
- right maxillary quadrant 100 (500 when referring to deciduous teeth)
- left maxillary quadrant 200 (600 when referring to deciduous teeth)
- left mandibular quadrant 300 (700 for deciduous)
- right mandibular quadrant 400 (800 for deciduous)

Beginning with 01 for the first incisor (the one closest to the midline), teeth are consecutively numbered from mesial to distal

Question 4

What are the teeth that have been lost with evolution in the cat

Answer 4

Several premolars and molars have been evolutionarily losr in the permanent dentition of the cat
- the permanent maxillary first (05) premolar
- the permanent mandibular first (05) and second (06) premolars