Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
dental formulaFunction:
noun : an abridged expression for the number and kind of teeth of mammals in which the kind of teeth are represented by
i(incisor),
c (canine),
pm (premolar) or
b (bicuspid), and
m (molar) and the number in each jaw is written like a fraction with the figures above the horizontal line showingthe number in the upper jaw and those below the number in the lower jaw and with a dash separating the figures representing the teeth on each side of the jaw
