Dentition

Definitions: Dentition

Dentition

Noun

1. The eruption through the gums of baby teeth.

2. The kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal.

Date "dentition" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1871. (references)

Etymology: Dentition \Den*ti"tion\, noun. [Latin expression dentitio, from dentire to cut teeth, from dens, dentis, tooth. See Dentist.]. (Websters 1913)

Domain	Definitions
Health	The teeth in the dental arch; ordinarily used to designate the natural teeth in position in their alveoli. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Dentition is the development of teeth and their arrangement in the mouth.

All mammals except the monotremes, the edentates, the pangolins, and the cetaceans have up to four distinct types of teeth, with a maximum number for each. These are the incisor, the canine, the premolar, and the molar. Mammals that have distinct types of teeth are heterodont; others are homodont. The number of teeth of each type is written as a dental formula. The human dental formula is

2 1 2 3
-------
2 1 2 3

Of cats it is

3 1 3 1
-------
3 1 2 1

The last upper premolar and first lower molar of the cat, since it is a carnivore, are called carnassials and are used to slice meat and skin. The armadillo, being homodont, has a dental formula that is simply 7/7. The maximum dental formula for heterodont mammals is

5 1 4 4
-------
4 1 4 4

which is approached most nearly by the opossum, which has 3/3 premolars.

In many mammals the children have a set of teeth that fall out and are replaced by adult teeth. These are called deciduous teeth or milk teeth. Animals that have two sets of teeth, one followed by the other, are said to be diphyodont. Normally the formula for milk teeth is the same as for adult teeth except that the molars are missing. The milk tooth formula for humans is

2 1 2 0
-------
2 1 2 0

The kitten has 26 teeth.

Teeth are numbered starting at 1 in each group, except the premolars which end at 4. This means that the carnassials are always the fourth upper premolar and the first lower molar. Thus the human teeth are I1, I2, C1, P3, P4, M1, M2, and M3.

Synonyms: Dentition

Synonyms: odontiasis (n), teeth (n), teething (n). (additional references)

Synonyms by domain: teethed (medicine).

Crosswords: Dentition

English words defined with "dentition": Dentilation, Diphyodont ♦ Heterodont ♦ precocious dentition, primary dentition ♦ secondary dentition. (references)

Specialty definitions using "dentition": Dental Physiology, Dentition, Primary ♦ Extraoral Traction Appliances ♦ Franceschetti syndrome, Franceschetti-Zwahlen syndrome ♦ mandibulofacial dysostosis ♦ Stomatognathic System Abnormalities ♦ Tooth, Deciduous, Treacher Collins syndrome. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Dentition" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Danish (dentition), French (dentition, set of teeth, teeth, teethe), German (dentition).

Domain	Title
Books	Coding Illustrated: The Face: Skeletal Structures and Dentition (reference) Dentition : genetic effects : proceedings of the Fifth Annual Symposium of the Society of Craniofacial Genetics, held in Birmingham, Alabama, June 13, 1982 (reference) Dentition of Sinanthropus Pekinen (reference) Forensic Anthropology: The Structure, Morphology, and Variation of Human Bone and Dentition (reference) Midface, maxillary skeletal structures and dentition (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		This may have devastating effects on the dentition, even in individuals without prior history of dental caries. (references)
Business		The average number of decayed, missing or filled teeth in deciduous (primary) teeth for children 5-10 years of age declined significantly from 1989-1996. Disease experience in permanent dentition (adult teeth) in this age group has also declined. (references)
Human Rights	Russia	Nonetheless, procurators often acted arbitrarily in ordering suspects to be kept in pretrial dentition, creating the potential for abuse, corruption, and bribery. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

"Dentition" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Dentition" is used about 21 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	100%	21	76,261

Expressions using "dentition": precocious dentition ♦ primary dentition ♦ secondary dentition. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Language		Translations for "dentition"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		dalje dhëmbësh. (various references)

Arabic		‏عدد الأسنان, ‏الأسنان ظهور الأسنان. (various references)

Basque		horzdura. (various references)

Bulgarian		разположение на зъбите, никнене на зъби. (various references)

Chinese		齿列. (various references)

Danish		dentition (teething). (various references)

Dutch		dentitie (teething). (various references)

Farsi		وضع تعداددندانهای جانور, ساختمان دندانها, دندان دراوری . (various references)

Finnish		hampaanpuhkeaminen (teething). (various references)

French		dentition. (various references)

German		Dentition (teething). (various references)

Greek		οδοντοφυία (teething). (various references)

Hungarian		fogképzõdés. (various references)

Indonesian		pergigian (dentistry). (various references)

Italian		dentizione (teething). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		歯並び (row of teeth, set of teeth), 歯並み (row of teeth, set of teeth). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		はならび (row of teeth, set of teeth), はなみ (cherry-blossom viewing, flower viewing, flowers and fruit, interior and exterior, name and reality, row of teeth, set of teeth). (various references)

Korean		치열. (various references)

Manx		giarrey ny veeacklyn. (various references)

Occitan		dents (coll.). (various references)

Pig Latin		entitionday

Portuguese		dentição (teething). (various references)

Romanian		dentiţie (teething). (various references)

Russian		расположение зубов. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		denticija, nicanje zuba. (various references)

Spanish		dentición (teething). (various references)

Swedish		åldersbestämning med hjälp av tänder (age determination, ageing by dentition, aging by dentition). (various references)

Turkish		dişlenme, diş yapısı, diş çıkarma (teething). (various references)

Ukranian		розташування зубів, прорізування зубів. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "dentition": dentitions. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Dentition" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Densitron, dentalium, Dentelin, detition. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "dentition" (pronounced denti"shun)
5	-t i" sh u n	competition, dietitian, mathematician, mortician, optician, partition, petition, politician, repetition, statistician, superstition, tactician, theoretician, titian.
4	-i" sh u n	abolition, academician, acquisition, addition, admission, admonition, ambition, ammunition, apparition, attrition, audition, clinician, coalition, cognition, commission, composition, condition, contrition, decommission, decomposition, definition, demolition, deposition, disposition, edition, electrician, emission, erudition, exhibition, expedition, exposition, extradition, fission, fruition, geriatrician, ignition, imposition, inhibition, inquisition, intermission, intuition, juxtaposition, logician, magician, malnutrition, mission, munition, musician, nutrition, obstetrician, omission, opposition, patrician, pediatrician, permission, physician, position, precondition, predisposition, preignition, premonition, presupposition, prohibition, proposition, recognition, recondition, redefinition, reimposition, remission, rendition, reposition, requisition, retransmission, rhetorician, sedition, submission, supposition, suspicion, technician, tradition, transition, transmission, tuition, volition.
3	-sh u n	abbreviation, abdication, abduction, aberration, abomination, abortion, abrogation, absolution, absorption, abstraction, acceleration, accession, acclimation, accommodation, accreditation, accretion, accumulation, accusation, acidification, action, activation, adaptation, addiction, adjudication, administration, admiration, adoption, adoration, adulation, advection, advocation, affectation, affection, affiliation, affirmation, affliction, agglomeration, aggravation, aggression, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, alliteration, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, alternation, amalgamation, amelioration, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, antiabortion, anticipation, anticorruption, antidiscrimination, appellation, application, apportion, appreciation, apprehension, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, ascension, ashen, aspiration, assassination, assertion, assimilation, association, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, auction, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, beautician, benediction, bifurcation, brutalization, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, caption, carburetion, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, caution, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, circulation, circumspection, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, coagulation, codification, coercion, cogeneration, cogitation, cohabitation, collaboration, collection, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, commotion, communication, communization, compassion, compensation, compilation, completion, complexion, complication, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conception, conceptualization, concession, conciliation, concoction, concussion, condemnation, condensation, condescension, conduction, confabulation, confection, confederation, confession, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, conjunction, connection, conniption, connotation, conscription, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, constitution, constriction, construction, consultation, consummation, consumption, contamination, contemplation, contention, continuation, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, convection, convention, conversation, conviction, convocation, convolution, convulsion, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correction, correlation, corroboration, corruption, counterrevolution, creation, cremation, criminalization, crucifixion, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, cushion, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, deception, decertification, decimation, declaration, decompression, deconstruction, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, deduction, defamation, defection, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deletion, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, demotion, denationalization, denomination, denuclearization, denunciation, depiction, depletion, depopulation, deportation, depravation, depreciation, depredation, depression, deprivation, deregulation, dereliction, derivation, desalination, desalinization, description, desecration, desegregation, desertion, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, devolution, devotion, dictation, diction, differentiation, diffraction, digression, dilatation, dilation, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, discoloration, disconnection, discontinuation, discretion, discrimination, discussion, disembarkation, disinclination, disinfection, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disputation, disqualification, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissemination, dissension, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, dissolution, distillation, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, dysfunction, echolocation, edification, education, egyptian, ejaculation, ejection, elaboration, elation, election, electrification, electrocution, elevation, elimination, elocution, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emotion, emulation, emulsion, encryption, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, erection, eruption, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, eviction, evocation, evolution, exacerbation, exaction, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, exception, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exfoliation, exhalation, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expansion, expatriation, expectation, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, expression, expropriation, expulsion, extension, extermination, extinction, extortion, extraction, extrapolation, fabrication, facilitation, faction, falsification, fascination, fashion, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, fiction, figuration, filtration, fixation, flexion, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formalization, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fraction, fragmentation, freshen, friction, frustration, fumigation, function, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentian, gentrification, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gumption, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hessian, hibernation, homogenization, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, hypertension, hypotension, identification, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impassion, imperfection, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, impregnation, impression, improvisation, imputation, inaction, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inception, incineration, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indiscretion, indoctrination, induction, industrialization, infarction, infatuation, infection, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, inflection, infliction, information, infraction, inhabitation, inhalation, initiation, injection, injunction, innovation, inoculation, inscription, insemination, insertion, insinuation, inspection, inspiration, installation, instigation, institution, institutionalization, instruction, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, insurrection, integration, intensification, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, interruption, intersection, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, introduction, introspection, inundation, invalidation, invention, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, junction, jurisdiction, justification, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, lilliputian, limitation, liposuction, liquefaction, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, locomotion, lotion, lubrication, machination, magnetization, magnification, malformation, malfunction, manifestation, manipulation, mansion, marginalization, martian, masturbation, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, mention, midsection, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misapprehension, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, misconception, miscreation, misidentification, misimpression, misinformation, misinterpretation, misperception, misrepresentation, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, motion, motivation, multiplication, mummification, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nonaggression, nondiscrimination, nonfiction, nonprescription, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, notion, nucleation, nullification, obfuscation, objection, obligation, observation, obsession, obstruction, occupation, ocean, operation, oppression, optimization, option, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overconsumption, overexpansion, overpopulation, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, overregulation, oversimplification, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, passion, pasteurization, penetration, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, perforation, permutation, perpetuation, persecution, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politicization, pollination, pollution, pontification, popularization, population, portion, possession, potion, precaution, precession, precipitation, preconception, predestination, prediction, predilection, preelection, preemption, prefabrication, premeditation, preoccupation, preparation, prescription, presentation, preservation, pressurization, presumption, pretension, prevention, privation, privatization, probation, procession, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, production, profanation, profession, prognostication, progression, projection, proliferation, promotion, pronunciation, propagation, proportion, propulsion, proration, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, prostration, protection, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, ration, rationalization, reaction, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reassertion, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, reception, recertification, recession, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recollection, recommendation, reconciliation, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, reconstruction, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reflection, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regression, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinspection, reintegration, reinterpretation, reintroduction, reinvention, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejection, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remuneration, renationalization, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, repercussion, replication, repossession, representation, repression, reproduction, repudiation, reputation, reregulation, reservation, resignation, resolution, respiration, restitution, restoration, restriction, resumption, resurrection, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, retention, retraction, retribution, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, revolution, revulsion, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanction, sanitation, saponification, satisfaction, saturation, secession, secretion, section, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, seduction, segmentation, segregation, selection, sensation, separation, sequestration, session, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, solution, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, subordination, subscription, subsection, subsidization, substantiation, substation, substitution, subtraction, suburbanization, succession, suction, suffocation, summation, superstation, suppression, suspension, syncopation, syndication, tabulation, taxation, telecommunication, temptation, tension, termination, titillation, toleration, traction, transaction, transcription, transection, transformation, transgression, transillumination, translation, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, venetian, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, vulgarization, westernization, workstation.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "d-e-i-i-n-n-o-t-t"
	-2 letters: edition, intoned, tontine.
	-3 letters: dentin, indent, indite, intend, intent, intine, intone, iodine, tendon, tineid, tinned, tinted, toited.
	-4 letters: ditto, donne, idiot, indie, inion, inned, iodin, nitid, niton, nonet, noted, teiid, teind, tenon, tined, tondi, toned, tonne, toted.
	-5 letters: deni, dent, diet, dine, dint, dite, doit, done, dote, edit, inti, into, neon, nett, nide, nidi.
	Words containing the letters "d-e-i-i-n-n-o-t-t"
	+1 letter: dentitions, distention, tendonitis.
	+2 letters: destination, distentions, indentation, nonidentity.
	+3 letters: destinations, indentations, indoctrinate, interdiction, tendonitises.
	+4 letters: antimodernist, denticulation, determination, discontenting, indoctrinated, indoctrinates, interdictions, nonidentities, sedimentation, tenderization.
	+5 letters: antidefamation, antimodernists, contraindicate, demonetization, denticulations, depigmentation, determinations, disappointment, disinfestation, disintegration, disorientating, disorientation, identification, intergradation, intermediation, nondistinctive, predestination, redintegration, reintroduction, sedimentations, tenderizations, undernutrition.
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

44 65 6E 74 69 74 69 6F 6E

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000100 01100101 01101110 01110100 01101001 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110

HTML Code (1990) (references)

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ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0044 0065 006E 0074 0069 0074 0069 006F 006E

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

Expression	Frequency per Day
dentition	29
dentition primary	3
dentition human	2
cattle dentition	2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Dentition

Definitions: Dentition

Dentition

Noun

Specialty Definitions: Dentition

Specialty Definition: Dentition

Synonyms: Dentition

Crosswords: Dentition

Commercial Usage: Dentition

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Usage Frequency: Dentition

Expressions: Dentition

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Dentition

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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

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44 65 6E 74 69 74 69 6F 6E

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