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Age 1 1/2 Years - Teeth 1,2,3, are milk
teeth that have not been replaced and are usually heavily worn.
Tooth 3 has three cusps. Teeth 4,5,6 are permanent teeth. Tooth
6 may or may not be fully through the gum.
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Age 2 1/2 Years - Teeth 1,2,3, have been
replaced with permanent teeth and have very little wear Tooth
No. 3 has two cusps instead of three. Tooth No. 4 has very little
wear that is dentine (dark area) of tooth No. 4 is not wide
as the enamel (white area) that surrounds it. The posterior
cusp of tooth No. 6 shows slight wear.
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Age 3 1/2 Years -The dentine of tooth No.
4 is as wide or wider than the enamel that surrounds it. This
is not true of tooth No. 5, the posterior cusp of tooth No.
6 shows definite wear, and is almost flat.
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Age 4 1/2 Years - The dentine of teeth
No. 4 and 5 is as wide or wider than the enamel that surrounds
it. This is not true of tooth No. 6. The posterior cusp is badly
worn and outer edges slope downward.
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Age 5 1/2 Years - The dentine on teeth
No. 4,5,6, is as wide or wider than the enamel which surrounds
it.
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Age 6 1/2 Years -Tooth No. 4 is worn smooth.
Teeth No. 5, 6, like 5 1/2 year old deer.
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Age 7 1/2 Years -Teeth No. 4,5, are worn
smooth.
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Age 8 1/2 Years or older - Teeth No. 4,5,6,
are all worn smooth.
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Note: Upper jaw teeth are not used for aging
deer by this method.
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