How many teeth do adults have on top

People start losing their baby teeth and getting their adult set as early as 5 years old.

Adults have 32 teeth.

How many teeth do adults have on the bottom

You should have this full set of adult teeth by your late teens.

Adult teeth include incisors, canines, premolars, and molars:

• 8
  incisors. Your four front teeth on the top and bottom are sharp for holding
  and cutting food.

  Incisors
  also help you sense the texture and kind of food you eat.

• 4 canines
  or cuspids. The pointed teeth on the top and bottom are called canine teeth, or
  cuspids. They have cusps for grabbing and tearing food.
• 8
  premolars. These teeth are between the cuspids and molars both physically
  and in form.

  Premolars
  look like molars but they have two cusps and are sometimes called bicuspids.
  Premolars cut and tear food.

• 12 molars.
  You have eight molars on top and bottom. They have broad chewing surfaces to
  grind down food before it’s finally swallowed.

  This includes wisdom
  teeth, your third set of molars, which can show up as late as your early
  20s and are

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