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Why do people have two sets of teeth? – Ivy D., age 11, Hyde Park, New York
Teeth help animals bite and chew food. Meat-eating carnivores tend to have sharp teeth to sink into their prey, while herbivores tend to have flatter teeth to grind down their plant-based meals…