How many teeth does a human being have?

Table of contents


• - How many teeth does man have
• - The different types of teeth in the teeth
• - First teeth as a baby
• - How many teeth does a child have?
• - Interesting facts about your teeth
• - Take good care of your teeth at any age

You use it several times every day, it is amazingly strong and you have to maintain it well. What is it? Your teeth, of course! In this article, we’ll tell you everything you ever wanted to know about human teeth. For example, do you know how many teeth a child or adult human being has? Read on quickly to find out!

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How many teeth does man have

It’s an oft-asked quiz question, but how many teeth does an adult really have? Adult human teeth normally consist of 32 teeth. This number includes the four wisdom teeth. However, not everyone gets wisdom teeth. In 25% of people, one or more wisdom teeth do not emerge, 4% do not even get any wisdom teeth at all. So if this is the case for you, the number of teeth in your mouth is between 28 and 31. The teeth are made up of two symmetrical dental arches, located in the lower and upper jaw. Per dental arch, humans have 16 teeth.

The different types of teeth in the teeth

These are different types of teeth, each performing a specific task. In the entire set of teeth, there are eight incisors, four canines, eight premolars, eight molars and four wisdom teeth. The incisors are the front teeth in the teeth. Their sharp edge allows them to cut and chew food finely. The canines are located on either side of the incisors and are easy to recognise. This is because they are pointed and large. The canines are used to clamp food firmly in the mouth. The premolars, molars and wisdom teeth are counted as molars. So a simple calculation tells us that there are 20 molars in the teeth. The premolars are just behind the canines. They are followed by the molars and finally by the wisdom teeth. The function of the molars is to grind food in a rotary movement. This is why they have a knobbly surface.

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First teeth as a baby

A baby is born without teeth. These only come through later. In most cases, the first tooth appears around the age of six months. However, this can be earlier or later. The first two teeth to come through are often the lower incisors. Normally, milk teeth are complete around 30 months.

How many teeth does a child have?

The answer to the question of how many teeth a baby teeth has is the following. The baby teeth consist of only 20 baby teeth: eight incisors, four canines and eight molars (molars). The incisors are the first teeth to come through, followed by the first molars, the canines and finally the second molars. Around the age of six to seven years, the first baby teeth fall out and the permanent teeth come through. Around the twelfth year of life, the milk teeth are completely changed to the adult teeth.

Interesting facts about your teeth

Want to surprise your family or friends with some fun facts about your teeth? We have listed the fun facts below.

• Teeth are enormously strong. This is because of tooth enamel, which is made up of the mineral apatite. As a result, teeth are the last parts of the human body to be preserved after death.
• People were also brushing their teeth 4,000 years before Christ. They still did so without toothpaste, with a twig from a tree.
• Tooths have another function besides grinding food. They are indispensable for speech. Without teeth, many sounds cannot be formed.
• Research 1 has shown that the number of remaining teeth in later life has an effect on quality of life. Subjects with more teeth achieved higher quality of life scores.

Take good care of your teeth at any age

It is of utmost importance, no matter how many teeth you have, to take good care of your teeth. So brush your teeth at least twice a day, use weekly floss and rinse your mouth regularly with mouthwash. This is how you prevent cavities and tooth decay. Discover our range of toothbrushes, mouthwash and water flossers at fleeck.com.

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Related Trusted Sources

• 1. Park HE, Song HY, Han K, Cho KH, Kim YH. Number of remaining teeth and health-related quality of life: the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2010-2012. Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2019 Jan 9;17(1):5. doi: 10.1186/s12955-019-1078-0. PMID: 30626402; PMCID: PMC6327472.

  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6327472/

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Kim Schouten

In recent years, she has worked in various areas to improve oral health care for both young and old. Oral care is an essential part of daily care. This is because good oral care is not only important for the mouth, but also for overall health. Therefore, it is very important to create awareness and share knowledge about this.