Editing Dentition (section)

{{Short description|Development and arrangement of teeth}}
[[File:Upper Jaw Dentition.jpeg|thumb|335px|Cast of a human upper jaw showing [[incisor]]s, [[Canine tooth|canines]], [[premolar]]s, and two of the three possible sets of [[Molar (tooth)|molars]].]]

'''Dentition''' pertains to the [[Animal tooth development|development of teeth]] and their arrangement in the [[mouth]]. In particular, it is the characteristic arrangement, kind, and number of teeth in a given species at a given age.<ref name="ShorterOEDp646"/> That is, the number, type, and morpho-physiology (that is, the relationship between the shape and form of the tooth in question and its inferred function) of the teeth of an animal.<ref name=Martin1983p103/>