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How many permanent teeth do most adults have?
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The practice of dentistry involves preventing, diagnosing, and treating oral disease, as well as correcting deformities of the jaws, teeth, and oral cavity.
Most adults have 32 permanent teeth. This set of teeth includes four incisors, two canines, four premolars, and six molars in each jaw.12