Incisor
| Incisor | |
|---|---|
Permanent teeth of the right half of the lower dental arch, seen from above. | |
The permanent teeth of a human, viewed from the right. | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | dens incisivus |
| MeSH | D007180 |
| TA98 | A05.1.03.004 |
| TA2 | 906 |
| FMA | 12823 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
Incisors (from Latin incidere, "to cut") are the front teeth present in most mammals. 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). Opossums have 18, whereas armadillos, anteaters and other animals in the order Edentata have none.