dentition
noun
den·ti·tion den-ˈti-shən 
1
: the development and cutting of teeth
2
: the character of a set of teeth especially with regard to their number, kind, and arrangement see tooth illustration
3
: teeth
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Firstly, the milk teeth and then the second dentition which replaces the original set. 
Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 6 Sep. 2022 Even most American people weren’t regularly scrubbing their dentition until around the time of World War II. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 23 Aug. 2022 But as humans controlled fire, learned to cook, became cooperative, and developed hunting techniques and an accompanying armamentarium of cutting implements, the requirement for robust dentition diminished. Adrian Woolfson, WSJ, 31 May 2021 Tusks are among the most dramatic examples of mammal dentition: ever-growing, projecting teeth used for fighting, foraging, even flirting. New York Times, 28 Oct. 2021 Then, as the Permian matured, so did a stunning palette of mammals, radiating from their humble beginnings into evolutionary trend-setters: warm-blooded, milk-making, hairy, rapidly metabolizing and outfitted with complex dentition. David P. Barash, WSJ, 27 Aug. 2021 The catalog of human fallibilities that Mr. Bezzerides assembles begins with an account of our suboptimal dentition. Adrian Woolfson, WSJ, 31 May 2021 Fans immediately pounced on the picture, taking to the comments section to share their guesses as to what the disturbing dentition might mean for the new season's theme, which has not been announced. Lauren Huff, EW.com, 28 Aug. 2020 Wrangham and colleagues attribute these changes to the invention of cooking, which makes food easier to chew, explaining the smaller dentition, and more energy-rich, to fuel bigger bodies and brains. Bridget Alex, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Aug. 2020 See More
Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 6 Sep. 2022 Even most American people weren’t regularly scrubbing their dentition until around the time of World War II. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 23 Aug. 2022 But as humans controlled fire, learned to cook, became cooperative, and developed hunting techniques and an accompanying armamentarium of cutting implements, the requirement for robust dentition diminished. Adrian Woolfson, WSJ, 31 May 2021 Tusks are among the most dramatic examples of mammal dentition: ever-growing, projecting teeth used for fighting, foraging, even flirting. New York Times, 28 Oct. 2021 Then, as the Permian matured, so did a stunning palette of mammals, radiating from their humble beginnings into evolutionary trend-setters: warm-blooded, milk-making, hairy, rapidly metabolizing and outfitted with complex dentition. David P. Barash, WSJ, 27 Aug. 2021 The catalog of human fallibilities that Mr. Bezzerides assembles begins with an account of our suboptimal dentition. Adrian Woolfson, WSJ, 31 May 2021 Fans immediately pounced on the picture, taking to the comments section to share their guesses as to what the disturbing dentition might mean for the new season's theme, which has not been announced. Lauren Huff, EW.com, 28 Aug. 2020 Wrangham and colleagues attribute these changes to the invention of cooking, which makes food easier to chew, explaining the smaller dentition, and more energy-rich, to fuel bigger bodies and brains. Bridget Alex, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Aug. 2020 See More Word History
Etymology
Latin dentition-, dentitio, from dentire to cut teeth, from dent-, dens
First Known Use
1615, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Medical Definition
dentition
noun
den·ti·tion den-ˈtish-ən
1
: the development and cutting of teeth
2
: the character of a set of teeth especially with regard to their number, kind, and arrangement
3
: teeth