Bearing rein, overcheck or checkrein. 1. A strap running from a horse's back, over the head, to a bit, to prevent the horse from lowering its head beyond a fixed point. Used with harnessed horses.2. An aid where the rein is applied to the horse's neck on the side towards the turn. Opposite of a neck rein.
Quick Answer. An adult human mouth typically contains 32 teeth, including eight premolars, 12 molars, eight incisors, four canines and four wisdom teeth. Children generally have 20 deciduous or baby teeth, including eight molars, eight incisors and four canines. Continue Reading.
Wisdom Teeth. By the age of 18, the average adult has 32 teeth; 16 teeth on the top and 16 teeth on the bottom. Each tooth in the mouth has a specific name and function. The teeth in the front of the mouth (incisors, canine, and bicuspid teeth) are ideal for grasping and biting food into smaller pieces. The back teeth (molar teeth) are used to grind food up into a consistency suitable for swallowing. The average mouth is made to hold only 28 teeth. It can be painful when 32 teeth try to fit in a mouth that holds only 28 teeth. These four other teeth are your third molars, also known as âwisdom teeth.â.