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A Biting Quiz: Teeth!

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incisors
The four front teeth in each jaw, used for cutting and gnawing.
edentate
Toothless.
dentine
The hard, calcareous tissue that forms the major portion of a tooth.
denticle
A small tooth or toothlike part.
tusks
A tooth developed to great length, usually one of a pair, as in the elephant, walrus, and wild boar, but singly in the narwhal.
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canine
The four pointed teeth, situated one on each side of each jaw, next to the incisors.
premolar
The eight teeth located in pairs on each side of the upper and lower jaws.
molar
A tooth having a broad biting surface adapted for grinding, being one of twelve in humans, with three on each side of the upper and lower jaws.
wisdom teeth
The third molar on each side of the upper and lower jaws: the last tooth to erupt.
cuspid
A tooth with a single projection point or elevation, also called a canine.
bicuspid
Having or terminating in two cusps or points, also called a premolar.
cementum
The bonelike tissue that forms the outer surface of the root of the tooth.
enamel
The hard, glossy, calcareous covering of the crown of a tooth.
peridontal ligament
Fibrous connective-tissue layer covering the root of the tooth and holding it in place.
pulp cavity
The entire space composed of the root canal and pulp chamber.

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