Multiple choice

Which of the following terms is used when each tooth is embedded in a socket of jaw bone?

  1. Thecodont

  2. Diphyodont

  3. Heterodont

  4. Acrodont

  5. None of the above

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Explanation

Each tooth is embedded in a socket of jaw bone. This type of attachment is called thecodont.