@ why do mammals have different Kinds of teath coniverepties only have one kind?

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Mammals either posses Heterodont (teeth differ from the front to back), Thecodont (teeth are set in sockets) or Diphyodont ( 2 sets of teeth such as deciduous "milk teeth" and the permanent teeth). 

Reptiles posses either homodont or isodont dentition which means they have a set of teeth that has the same tooth morphology.

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