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What is Dental formula ?

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(i) Dental formula is the simple method of representing the teeth of a mammal.
(ii) The number of each kind of tooth in the upper and the lower jaws on one side is counted.
(iii) In rabbit, the dental formula is `(I 2/1, C 0/0, PM 3/2, M 3/3)` which is written as `2033/1022`. Canines are absent.
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