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What does it mean in the case that adults have small teeth?

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Couple of things: It is more common for adults to retain some "baby" teeth. Or more unlikely are genetic defeciencies resulting in improperly formed teeth.

Answered 10/26/2012

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Anatomy: If an adult has small teeth in size it could just be their normal anatomy. Just with anything else in the body, teeth vary in all kinds of shapes and sizes.

Answered 9/30/2012

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