“Smile‐Obates”: Permanent Dental Development in the White‐Handed Gibbon (<i>Hylobates lar carpenteri</i>)

H. lar carpenteri is characterized by relatively advanced central incisor formation, catch-up growth of the lateral incisor, and protracted canine development. Adjacent molar crown formation timing is staggered, as in other primates. The development of the relatively large canines in these short-faced apes highlights the myriad influences and competing demands on tooth formation and emergence.