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Study the Following Dental Formula and Then Answer the Question that Follow:
`"i" 3/4 "c" 0/0 "pm" 0/1 "m" 1/1`
Give the dental formula of an adult human being.
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Solution
The dental formula of an adult human being is `(2,1,2,3)/(2,1,2,3)`.
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