The rabbit has a large mandible with a deceptively small oral cavity. The dental formula is: Incisors 2/1, Canine 0/0, Premolars 3/2 Molars 3/3 (top/bottom teeth for half of the mouth. Multiply above numbers by 2 to get total number of teeth). All the teeth are open-rooted (without an anatomical root) and continue to grow for the life of the rabbit. The second pair of upper incisors are small "peg teeth" that sit behind the upper incisors and may be difficult to see in the normal dental arcade. Rabbits do not have pigment in the enamel (i.e., teeth are white). [...]
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