Tooth

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Contents 1 Used for 2 See for 3 Broader Terms 4 Narrower Terms 5 Facts

Used for

canine (dental), canine tooth, crown (dental), cusp (dental), cuspid, deciduous tooth, incisor (dental), molar (dental), premolar, tooth crown, tooth cusp, tooth germ, tooth mobility, tooth wear, wisdom tooth

See for

molar

Broader Terms

dentition

Narrower Terms

tooth root, tooth surface

Facts

• A tooth, plural teethe, is a hard structure found in the jaws of many vertebrates.
• Tooth function is to tear and chew food and in some animals, particularly carnivores, as a weapon.
• Teeth are bony structures projecting from the maxilla or mandible that provides for the grinding, or mechanical digestion, of food particles.
• Cracked teeth show a variety of symptoms, including erratic pain when chewing, possibly with release of biting pressure, or pain when your tooth is exposed to temperature extremes.

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