#tooth hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense
supertype: #bone__os rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
part: #dentine #pulp_cavity #cusp.point #crown.top #tooth_root #pulp.vascular_structure
member of: #dentition
subtype: #fang hollow or grooved tooth of a venomous snake; used to inject its poison
subtype: #tusk a long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging; especially in an elephant or walrus or hog
subtype: #conodont.tooth tiny fossil cone-shaped tooth of the most primitive vertebrate: the conodont
subtype: #pearly__chopper informal terms for a human `tooth'
subtype: #carnassial_tooth the last upper premolar and first lower molar teeth of a carnivore; having sharp edges for cutting flesh
subtype: #front_tooth__fronttooth__anterior a tooth situated at the front of the mouth; "his malocclusion was caused by malposed anteriors"
subtype: #bucktooth a large projecting front tooth
subtype: #back_tooth__posterior a tooth situated at the back of the mouth
subtype: #malposed_tooth a tooth that has grown in a faulty position
subtype: #permanent_tooth__permanenttooth__adult_tooth__adulttooth any of the 32 teeth that replace the deciduous teeth of early childhood and (with luck) can last until old age
subtype: #primary_tooth__primarytooth__deciduous_tooth__deciduoustooth__baby_tooth__milk_tooth one of the first temporary teeth of a young mammal (one of 20 in children)
subtype: #canine_tooth__canine__eyetooth__eye_tooth__eyetooth__dogtooth__cuspid one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars
subtype: #fang.canine_tooth canine tooth of a carnivorous animal; used to seize and tear its prey
subtype: #premolar__bicuspid a tooth having two cusps or points; located between the incisors and the molars
subtype: #incisor a tooth for cutting or gnawing; located in the front of the mouth in both jaws
subtype: #molar__grinder grinding tooth with a broad crown; located behind the premolars
subtype: #wisdom_tooth any of the last 4 teeth on each side of the upper and lower jaw; the last of the permanent teeth to erupt (between ages 16 and 21)
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