Collocations withtooth
These are words often used in combination withtooth.
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anterior tooth
All the anterior teeth had been lost or damaged in another sixteen pendants, while eight others showed no modification but were missing one or more anterior tooth categories.
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blunt tooth
A strong blunt tooth is prominent on the columella just within the aperture and above the base of the shell.
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broken tooth
Going to the dentist should not be regarded as a break for the carer, even if a broken tooth is being attended to.
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false tooth
Two crowns hold it in place, these are attached to adjacent sides of the false tooth.
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front tooth
A hockey-related injury at age 15 resulted in the permanent gold cap on his front tooth.
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gold tooth
One man managed to extract a gold tooth from his mouth and barter it for a little food.
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healthy tooth
Similar response to neighboring teeth suggests a healthy tooth.
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missing tooth
Dental restoration also refers to the replacement of missing tooth structure that is supported by dental implants.
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permanent tooth
The permanent tooth is larger and is longer than it is wide.
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posterior tooth
Uprighting of incisors and early loss of posterior teeth may result in deep bite.
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razor-sharp teeth
He has razor-sharp teeth and claws able to rend light metals.
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rotten tooth
Here, half a century ago, nationalism was ripped out of a remarkably obstinate population like a rotten tooth.
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serrated tooth
The broad, heavily calcified jaws and nearly terminal mouth, combined with robust, serrated teeth, enable the tiger shark to take on these large prey.
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shark tooth
Finally, they fight with emei piecers against shark tooth and mere clubs.
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sharp teeth
Does not this measure need more, not fewer, teeth—and not less sharp teeth?
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tiny tooth
Its molars, however, are even smaller (less than 1 mm) than the other species's tiny teeth.
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tooth decay
Indeed, one might legitimately ask whether, in terms of its semantics, dental is an adjective at all, given its synonymy with tooth in tooth decay.
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tooth enamel
However, these teeth lack wrinkled tooth enamel and possess a sub-cylindrical crosssection.
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tooth extraction
Orofacial dyskinesia, developing many years after tooth extraction and the non-wearing of dentures, is well recognized.
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tooth mark
Due to the consistency in tooth mark size and hole appearance, all endocarps with centred holes were assumed to have been made by agoutis.
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tooth root
The tooth root is sub-circular in cross-section.
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tooth row
A dentary tusk and tusk pit are present but there is no parasymphyseal tooth row.
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triangular tooth
While ripping off the cloak from the hermit the villagers were shocked because they uncovered rows of sharp and triangular teeth within huge jaws.
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wolf teeth
There are four mechanisms which have been postulated by which wolf teeth may cause discomfort.
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