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| bicuspid |
a tooth ending in two points. |
| bridge1 |
an artificial tooth, or teeth, connected to natural ones. [1/6 definitions] |
| bucktooth |
an upper front tooth that sticks out. |
| calcium fluoride |
a white powder used in cements and other industrial products and as a tooth decay preventive. |
| canine |
a pointed tooth between the front teeth and molars of many mammals. [1/3 definitions] |
| caries |
bone or tooth decay. |
| cementum |
a bonelike tissue covering the root of a tooth. |
| crown |
an artificial cover for a tooth, often made of gold. [1/2 definitions] |
| cusp |
a pointed end, as on the chewing surface of a tooth. [1/3 definitions] |
| cuspid |
one of the pointed teeth at either side of the front teeth; canine tooth. |
| cut |
to grow (a new tooth) through the gum. [1/25 definitions] |
| denti- |
tooth. |
| dentine |
the bony material underneath the enamel of a tooth that forms the main part of the tooth. Dentine is sensitive to heat, cold, and touch. |
| dogtooth |
a canine tooth, in an animal or human. |
| enamel |
the hard, shiny covering of a tooth. [1/4 definitions] |
| erupt |
of a tooth, to break through the gums. [1/6 definitions] |
| explorer |
an implement or instrument used to explore a wound, diseased tooth, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| eyetooth |
a pointed tooth in the upper jaw, located beneath the eye. The eyeteeth are also called "canines." |
| fang |
a long, pointed tooth. Some animals use their fangs to hold and tear prey. Some snakes have hollow fangs through which they inject poison. |
| filling |
material used to fill a cavity in a tooth. [1/3 definitions] |
| fluoridate |
to add a fluoride to (a water supply) in order to decrease or prevent tooth decay. |
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