I'm not sure how common the condition is in humans, but I had a dog some dozen years ago who had it.  The vet seemed very upset about it but it didn't bother the dog at all.  Still, the vet removed the extra teeth.  They were the incisors and the canines, not the molars.     Lou ________________________________ From: Nivard Ovington <ovington1@sky.com> To: eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, February 9, 2012 5:26 AM Subject: Re: [LIN] Double teeth Hi Simon and all No, double teeth is not an unusual term for molars, its not just a Lincolnshire term Double teeth can also refer to a situation where the permanent teeth come through while the milk teeth are still in situ It is also a condition where two teeth come through in the same place, sometimes joined sometimes behind Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) Yes Pat, It may make it clearer to non-British list members (or maybe it's even a lincolnshire thing?) that "double teeth" simply refers to molars. Simon ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-LINCSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message