Tooth

Of bone and dentition.

Hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense.

This concept's ID is @1~28884

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  • front tooth 1 facts

    A tooth situated at the front of the mouth; "his malocclusion was caused by malposed...

  • canine 1 facts

    One of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and...

  • tusk 1 facts

    A long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging; especially in an elephant or walrus...

  • grinder 1 facts

    Grinding tooth with a broad crown; located behind the premolars.

  • crown 1 facts

    The part of a tooth above the gum that is covered with enamel.

  • pulp cavity 1 facts

    The central cavity of a tooth containing the pulp (including the root canal).

  • root 1 facts

    The part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support.

  • primary tooth 0 facts

    One of the first temporary teeth of a young mammal (one of 20 in children).

  • back tooth 0 facts

    A tooth situated at the back of the mouth.

  • malposed tooth 0 facts

    A tooth that has grown in a faulty position.

  • permanent tooth 0 facts

    Any of the 32 teeth that replace the deciduous teeth of early childhood and (with...

  • premolar 0 facts

    A tooth having two cusps or points; located between the incisors and the molars.

  • stump 0 facts

    The part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed.

  • cusp 0 facts

    Small elevation on the grinding surface of a tooth.

  • incisor 0 facts

    A tooth for cutting or gnawing; located in the front of the mouth in both jaws.

  • dentine 0 facts

    Bone (calcified tissue) surrounding the pulp cavity of a tooth.

  • chopper 0 facts

    Informal terms for a human `tooth'.

  • carnassial tooth 0 facts

    The last upper premolar and first lower molar teeth of a carnivore; having sharp...

  • pulp 0 facts

    The soft inner part of a tooth.

  • conodont 0 facts

    The tiny fossil cone-shaped tooth of a primitive vertebrate of order Conodonta.

  • fang 0 facts

    Hollow or grooved tooth of a venomous snake; used to inject its poison.