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{{Short description|Front teeth of most mammals}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}} {{Infobox anatomy | Name = Incisor | Latin = dens incisivus | Image = Gray997.png | Caption = Permanent teeth of the right half of the lower dental arch, seen from above. | Image2 = Gray1003.png | Caption2 = The permanent teeth of a human, viewed from the right. }} '''Incisors''' (from Latin ''incidere'', "to cut") are the front [[teeth]] present in most [[mammal]]s. They are located in the [[premaxilla]] above and on the [[mandible]] below. Humans have a total of eight (two on each side, top and bottom). [[Opossum]]s have 18, whereas [[armadillo]]s, [[anteater]]s and other animals in the order [[Edentata]] have none.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dentalcare.com/en-us/archives|title=Archives|website=dentalcare.com|access-date=29 April 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429001759/https://www.dentalcare.com/en-us/archives|archive-date=29 April 2018}}</ref>
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