Question

What are the differences/similarities between dog and horse teeth?

Answer 1

The difference between dog and horse teeth are as follows:

• The dental formula of dog is 2 (I3/I3, C1/C1, P4/P4, M2/M3), whereas for the horse it is 2 (I3/I3, C1/C1, P4/P4, M3/M3).

• The total number of teeth in the dog is 42, whereas in the case of the horse it ranges from 40 to 42.

• In the the dog, upper jaw has 2 molar teeth, whereas in the case of the horse, the upper jaw has 3 molar teeth.

The similarities between dog and horse teeth are as follows:

• The most notable similarity in the case of both the animals is that they have the same number of Incisor, Canine, and Premolar in the order of 3, 1, and 4 respectively.