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How many teeth do adults have without wisdom teeth?

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Adults have more teeth than children; most adults have 32 teeth. Among these teeth are 8 incisors, 4 canines, 8 premolars, and 12 molars (including 4 wisdom teeth). Most people have a complete set of adult teeth by the time they reach their teenage years. read more

To provide the answer, lets start with the fact that adults are supposed to have 32 permanent teeth. However, the vast majority of people in the United States have their 4 wisdom teeth (or 3 rd Molars) extracted as teenagers, leaving the average American with a complement of 28 teeth. Of these 28 teeth, each person has 14 in their upper jaw and 14 in their lower jaw. read more