Iguanas are pleurodonts, and therefore....

Posted by JohnT on February 26, 2002 at 20:17:15:

In Reply to: EWW yikes I never thought of that how often do they loose teeth? posted by Christy on February 26, 2002 at 12:10:58:

thier teeth are loosely set in the gum tissue along the inner side of the jawbone, rather than being set solidly in the bone itself. They can be (and often are) lost and renewed much as a shark's teeth , and in fact look very similar, just smaller. (But just as sharp)It is common for iguana bites to contain shed teeth, and this often aggravates the wound, and any subsequent infection. Be sure the Doc checks the wound for teeth...

There are generally two types of iguana owners, those who have been bitten, and those who will be. I belong to the former group, with a couple of interesting scars...

JohnT

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• Thanks for the info and I to belong to the bitten group twice now Christy 02/26/02 (0)

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: thier teeth are loosely set in the gum tissue along the inner side of the jawbone, rather than being set solidly in the bone itself. They can be (and often are) lost and renewed much as a shark's teeth , and in fact look very similar, just smaller. (But just as sharp)It is common for iguana bites to contain shed teeth, and this often aggravates the wound, and any subsequent infection. Be sure the Doc checks the wound for teeth... : There are generally two types of iguana owners, those who have been bitten, and those who will be. I belong to the former group, with a couple of interesting scars... : JohnT

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