Everything about elephants is big, including their teeth. A full grown elephant’s tooth can be about the size of a house brick. Elephants will have 4 molars in their mouths, that’s it! Two on the top and two on the bottom. They will get 6 sets of teeth throughout their lives. Elephants have a marching molar system, meaning that their teeth come in from the backs of their mouths and move forward pushing their old teeth out at the front of their mouths. The teeth will then fall out in chunks and pieces. This system is very useful because it lets the elephants always have a rough grinding surface with which to chew.

Elephant teeth are jumbo sized.