Dogs ' teeth are very important on their lives as much as our human teeth are important to us. Dogs used their teeth to chew their food and playfully pick and nibble dog toys. The teeth of the adult dogs are also use to attack and bite anyone they think as threats and danger to them or the family that they protect. With such importance, it is best that we take care of our dog 's teeth and in order to do so, we need to know how many teeth do adult dogs have for us to properly check their conditions.
THE SETS OF TEETH THAT DOGS HAS Before proceeding to answer the question of how many teeth do adult dogs have, we need to understand first how their teeth develops from infancy going to adulthood. We need to know how many number of sets they have
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It is called such because it comes out from the gums during the time that puppies are feeding on milk. This first set of teeth does not have any molars yet since small puppies have no use for them at such a young age. However, be not deceive because even if they have no molars, the milk teeth of a puppy is still sharp and tiny. The milk teeth are replaced permanently by a set of adult teeth after they reach 4 months.
• Adult teeth are definitely bigger than the milk teeth and they are already rooted strongly on the gums of your dogs which will secure their teeth for life, unless some problems occur.
HOW MANY TEETH DOES AN ADULT DOG HAVE? Puppies who have milk teeth have only 28 teeth in total which are replaced when they already hit adulthood. The adult dog 's teeth are completed at the time they are 6 months old which will generate 42 strong and healthy teeth. These 42 strong teeth are further classified into four different types with each type having its own purpose and uses for your canine.
1. Incisors
The one that you can see at the front of your dog 's mouth is what we call the incisors. Incisors are small and assist dogs in grooming themselves because this particular type is being used to chew coats and relieve burs, fleas and mats. There are six incisors on top and another six at the bottom of their teeth which they also use in order for them to remove the meat from the