#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
subtype: #fang #tusk #conodont.tooth #pearly #carnassial_tooth #front_tooth #back_tooth #malposed_tooth #permanent_tooth #primary_tooth #canine_tooth #premolar #incisor #molar
member of: #dentition
part: #dentine bone (calcified tissue) surrounding the pulp cavity of a tooth
part: #pulp_cavity the central cavity of a tooth containing the pulp (including the root canal)
part: #root_canal the passage in the root of a tooth through which its nerve and blood vessels enter the pulp cavity
part: #cusp.point small elevation on the grinding surface of a tooth
part: #crown.top the enamel covered part of a tooth above the gum
part: #tooth_enamel__toothenamel__enamel hard white substance covering the crown of a tooth
part: #tooth_root__toothroot__root the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support
part: #cementum__cement a specialized bony substance covering the root of a tooth
part: #pulp.vascular_structure the soft inner part of a tooth
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