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Do pandas have 42 teeth?

Panda's have: Then they begin to lose their 24 deciduous teeth at around seven months old. By a year and a half, their baby teeth will have been replaced by a full set of (usually) 42 permanent teeth. Chubby cheeks that make them look so endearing. But it's actually all about strength.

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Bite-sized fun facts about giant pandas’ teeth

16th March 2021 | Posted by: Vanessa Giraud

Today is all about pandas – the giant pandas’ teeth in particular.

Well known because they’re endangered, I believe it’s true to say that although we all have a good idea of what a giant panda looks like, not many of us have ever seen a live one. I know I haven’t. Currently the only giant pandas in the UK are in Edinburgh Zoo.

Striking images of pandas are everywhere though. Indeed, the giant panda is the famous emblem of the World Wildlife Foundation. So are they really as cute as they look?

We are what we eat

Pandas love to eat bamboo. But that doesn’t mean they’re herbivores. In actual fact they have the digestive system of a carnivore, so eating a diet that’s 99% vegetarian is not very efficient for fuel. It means that pandas spent more than half the day eating, and the rest of the time sleeping, or excreting the roughage waste from the food they haven’t been able to digest. It’s a good thing they don’t run! And perhaps all the cute pictures of pandas rolling around is just how they save their energy. Why walk down a hill when you can roll instead?

A quick look into a giant pandas’ teeth and mouth

Once a panda opens its mouth, the standout feature is big canines. We may not expect that in a cuddly panda! Their teeth also need to be very strong. With all that bamboo eating, there’s a lot of hard work a panda’s teeth and mouth have to do.

Panda’s have:

Two sets of teeth during their lifetime, just like people. Baby pandas start to develop their baby teeth when they’re about three months old. Then they begin to lose their 24 deciduous teeth at around seven months old. By a year and a half, their baby teeth will have been replaced by a full set of (usually) 42 permanent teeth. Chubby cheeks that make them look so endearing. But it’s actually all about strength. A panda has strong cheek muscles and jaws to be able to crack through bamboo stems. They’re in the top league of strongest bites in the animal kingdom. Tough linings to their mouths and oesophagus so bamboo splinters don’t hurt too much, or puncture their digestive tract.

Tooth enamel similar to human tooth enamel, except that it’s even harder.

Tooth enamel that repairs itself! Unfortunately, human tooth enamel cannot regenerate once it’s eroded. Researchers are investigating the properties of pandas’ teeth as their enamel regenerates to fix cracks and damage.

Broad, flat back teeth (premolars and molars) to grind and chew with.

Scary looking incisors! Part of their carnivorous heritage turned out to be great for cracking bamboo.

I think you’ll agree, panda’s are cute and interesting too!

A zoo vet’s duties include looking after animal’s teeth. Here’s an article about a panda getting a chipped tooth repaired with a composite white filling. She had her teeth scaled too.

Did you know:

Q – Which animal is often called a bear, but is not a bear?

A – A koala. It’s a marsupial, therefore it’s more like a kangaroo than a panda or grizzly.

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