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Human beings have two sets of teeth during their life Human beings have thecodont dentition

Updated On: Jul 6, 2022
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  • If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
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Majority of mammals including human beings possess two sets of teeth during their life, a set of temporary milk or deciduous teeth replaced by a set of permanent or adult teeth. This type of dentition is called diphyodont. Human beings also have thecodont dentition, i.e., teeth are embedded in the sockets of the jaw bones
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