dentition

American  

[den-tish-uhn] / dɛnˈtɪʃ ən /

noun

1. the makeup of a set of teeth including their kind, number, and arrangement.

2. the eruption or cutting of the teeth; teething; odontiasis.

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dentition British  

/ dɛnˈtɪʃən /

noun

1. the arrangement, type, and number of the teeth in a particular species. Man has a primary dentition of deciduous teeth and a secondary dentition of permanent teeth

2. teething or the time or process of teething

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dentition Scientific  

/ dĕn-tĭsh′ən /

1. The type, number, and arrangement of teeth in an animal species. In mammals, dentition consists of several different types of teeth, including incisors, canines, and molars. The dentition of toothed fish and reptiles usually consists of only one kind of tooth.

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Etymology

Origin of dentition

1605–15; < Latin dentītiōn- (stem of dentītiō), equivalent to dentīt ( us ) (past participle of dentīre to cut teeth, teethe) + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

Dentition of Hyaenodon leptorhynchus, from the Lower Oligocene of France.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various

Dentition is usually the first serious trouble, bringing many other disorders in its train.

From The Book of Household Management by Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary)

It frequently happens, that during Dentition, or the Time of their toothing, Children prove subject to Knots or Kernels.

From Advice to the people in general, with regard to their health by Tissot, S. A. D. (Samuel Auguste David)

Dentition, or cutting the teeth, is attended with many of these symptoms.

From The Book of Household Management by Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary)

Dentition is well known both to predispose the system to its attack, and, after it has occurred, to increase its violence, and diminish the chances of recovery.

From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Bache, Franklin