A tooth (pl.: teeth) is a hard, calcified structure found in the jaws (or mouths) of many vertebrates and used to break down food. Some animals, particularly...
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The third molar, commonly called wisdom tooth, is the most posterior of the three molars in each quadrant of the human dentition. The age at which wisdom...
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The tooth fairy is a folkloric figure of early childhood in Western and Western-influenced cultures. The folklore states that when children lose one of...
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include inflammation of the tissue around the tooth, tooth loss and infection or abscess formation. Tooth regeneration is an on-going stem cell based field...
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teeth". Dental anatomy is a field of anatomy dedicated to the study of tooth structure. The development, appearance, and classification of teeth fall...
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sweet tooth in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A sweet tooth is a fondness or craving for sweet foods. Sweet Tooth may also refer to: The "sweet tooth" behavioral...
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The Tooth may refer to: The Tooth (Antarctica), on Ross Island The Tooth (Washington), USA Tooth (disambiguation) This disambiguation page lists articles...
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derives from Latin, molaris dens, meaning "millstone tooth", from mola, millstone and dens, tooth. Molars show a great deal of diversity in size and shape...
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Look up tooth and nail in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Tooth and Nail may refer to: Tooth & Nail (Billy Bragg album), 2013 Tooth and Nail (Dokken album)...
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Tooth enamel is one of the four major tissues that make up the tooth in humans and many animals, including some species of fish. It makes up the normally...
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years for lower canines. Upper deciduous canines also known as the baby tooth, typically erupt between the ages of sixteen and twenty-two months and shed...
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Eye for an eye (redirect from An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth)
different phrase (עַיִן בְּעַיִן שֵׁן בְּשֵׁן, literally 'eye for an eye; tooth for a tooth') is used in another passage (Deuteronomy) in the context of possible...
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Sweet Tooth is an American fantasy drama television series developed by Jim Mickle. It is based on the comic book series created by Jeff Lemire and published...
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Dental abscess (redirect from Tooth abcess)
A dental abscess is a localized collection of pus associated with a tooth. The most common type of dental abscess is a periapical abscess, and the second...
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Tooth whitening or tooth bleaching is the process of lightening the color of human teeth. Whitening is often desirable when teeth become yellowed over...
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The Moose's Tooth (or simply Moose's Tooth, Mooses Tooth) is a rock peak on the east side of the Ruth Gorge in the Central Alaska Range, 15 miles (24 km)...
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A tooth gem is a gemstone placed onto the enamel of a person's tooth. It can be a single gemstone, or multiple arranged into shapes, such as flowers and...
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Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease (CMT) is a hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy of the peripheral nervous system characterized by progressive loss of muscle...
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Tooth Tunes is a discontinued line of children's toothbrushes released by the Tiger Electronics division of Hasbro in 2007. Each brush played a two-minute...
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Dragon's teeth (redirect from Dragon's Tooth)
Dragon's teeth or dragon's tooth may refer to: Dragon's teeth (mythology), in Greek mythology; once planted, each tooth grew into an armed warrior. Dragon's...
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Dental notation (redirect from Tooth number)
different dental notation systems for associating information with a specific tooth. The three most common systems are the FDI World Dental Federation notation...
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the tooth gets chipped or broken, a dentist can apply an artificial crown. Artificial crowns are used most commonly to entirely cover a damaged tooth or...
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The idea of a tooth worm is a theory of the cause of dental caries, periodontitis and toothaches. Once widespread, the belief is now obsolete, having...
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Tooth and Co was the major brewer of beer in New South Wales, Australia. The company owned a large brewery on Broadway in Sydney from 1835 to 1985, known...
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Pericoronitis (section Tooth position)
partially erupted tooth, including the gingiva (gums) and the dental follicle. The soft tissue covering a partially erupted tooth is known as an operculum...
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Tooth & Nail Records is a record label founded by Brandon Ebel in California in November 1993. The label later moved to Seattle where it is today. Tooth...
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Tooth loss is a process in which one or more teeth come loose and fall out. Tooth loss is normal for deciduous teeth (baby teeth), when they are replaced...
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Spooky Tooth was a rock band originally formed in Carlisle, England in 1967. The band was principally active between 1967 and 1974, and re-formed several...
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The Tooth of Time is an igneous intrusion of dacite porphyry formed in the tertiary period some 22 to 40 million years ago. It is a geological feature...
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Dental extraction (redirect from Tooth pulling)
A dental extraction (also referred to as tooth extraction, exodontia, exodontics, or informally, tooth pulling) is the removal of teeth from the dental...
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