bicuspid |
a tooth ending in two cusps, esp. a premolar. [1/2 definitions] |
bridge1 |
an artificial tooth, or teeth, connected to natural ones. [1/6 definitions] |
bucktooth |
a conspicuously projecting upper front tooth. |
calcium fluoride |
a white powder used in cements and other industrial products and as a tooth decay preventive. |
canine |
a pointed tooth between the incisors and molars. [1/4 definitions] |
caries |
bone decay, esp. tooth decay. |
cementum |
a bonelike tissue covering the root of a tooth. |
crown |
the enamel covering over the visible part of a tooth. [3/21 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 bonelike material under the enamel of a tooth which constitutes the main part of the tooth. |
dogtooth |
a canine tooth, in an animal or human. |
enamel |
the hard, shiny, calcium covering of a tooth crown. [1/5 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 canine tooth in the upper jaw, located beneath the eye. |
fang |
a long pointed tooth, such as the canine tooth of carnivorous animals or the hollow, grooved tooth by which a venomous snake injects its poison. [2/3 definitions] |
filling |
a substance used to fill a cavity in a tooth. [1/4 definitions] |
fluoridate |
to add a fluoride to (a water supply) in order to decrease or prevent tooth decay. |