NURSING ANM AND GNM

Detailed explanation-1: -A full set of adult teeth will amount to 32 teeth in total. This includes the wisdom teeth, which grow in at the back of the mouth. These normally grow in much later and can be expected between 17 and 21 years. For some people wisdom teeth don’t grow in at all.

Detailed explanation-2: -Most of us have at least lost our four wisdom teeth leaving us with 28 teeth. A very few people have more than 32 teeth but this is considered an anomaly. In general, probably over decades of evolutionary time, our jaws have gotten smaller so that there is not enough room for the full compliment of 32 teeth.

Detailed explanation-3: -The permanent teeth are called that for a reason: they are permanently in the mouth unless, trauma, tooth decay, gum disease, or age take them away from you. The average adult has about 32 permanent teeth in the mouth.

Detailed explanation-4: -Permanent (adult) teeth include: eight incisors, four canines, eight premolars and 12 molars (including four wisdom teeth). Because many adults have had their wisdom teeth removed, it is common for many people to have only 28 teeth.